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Dec 30, 2010 | 06:11 PM

#31

69cj

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From: Middle Tn.

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Originally Posted by Beachbumcook

I would save some time and money and use the garden hose to flush (to clean)... then finish off with the distilled water to get back to only distilled water in your system.

Maybe open the petcock and allow it to drain, as well as remove the coolant filter and allow coolant to come out the filter housing (slowly if you have the ball valves)... while your letting the garden hose fill from the top end/degas bottle... the flow will be slow... but as long as you got fresh water going in as its going out... and the heater is on... and the motor running... hopefully things will start to clear up?

Maybe do the above after dropping the lower radiator hose 2 ro 3 times to speed it up... but using the hose will allow you to really flush it... then finish it off with distilled?

Just a thought(s) I had.

Maybe you have a Devil or Vampire truck.. and that's not rust but blood????

In my op. if you have a garden hose on it and the motor running then you need the t-stat out to get a good flush. The t-stat will never open satisfactorily with the hose on it.

Dec 30, 2010 | 06:18 PM

#32

amdriven2liv

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From: Central Oregon

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Originally Posted by 69cj

In my op. if you have a garden hose on it and the motor running then you need the t-stat out to get a good flush. The t-stat will never open satisfactorily with the hose on it.

Yeah, I agree. I have an extra "T" stat o-ring for the job.#3c3z-8255-aa

Sadly, I have this neighbor. enough said on that.

Jan 1, 2011 | 01:24 PM

#33

Beachbumcook

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Originally Posted by gearloose1

The garden hose option is not bad if you live in a place with not too hard water... where I am, you boil a cup of water, and you can see the scale in the pot.

The stuff comes off the kettle in 1/8" thick deposits...

So the idea depend a lot on local water.

Agree 100%... I live in a place with hard water... I may consider flushing with it... but NEVER leaving it in my motor.

Hey, for the few extra gallons of distilled water cost, I guess just using distilled water and not worrying about it is the BEST way to go.