Radiator recondition
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Radiator recondition
I'm just about to get my cleaned up 400 block back from the machine shop. While every thing is going to be brand new, I'm going to reuse the radiator, the only problem is all of the corrosion in the cores. I would hate for all of that corrosion to be cycling though the clean engine. Would CLR work? Thanks
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I was going to have mine rodded out, providing that it could be done, radiator shop said to bring it to them and let them see it was in good enough shape; was going to be around $80 if possible. Instead I wound up buying a new one for $209, a trip came up and I didnt have the time to mess with it.
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I just tried cleaning my entire system out with vinegar. It cleaned out all kinds of sh**. You'll have to flush it several times, but you could probably just take the radiator and lay it flat and fill it with vinegar and leave it over night. then flush it in the morning.
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If you take it to a shop, do they clean/strip it inside and out? I've got my big radiator for my 460 that is in perfect shape, it just needs a new paintjob. I figure if they will clean/strip the whole thing, I'll just repaint it after and have a new radiator. 
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A good shop will paint it after they recondition it, ask them.
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Well I went to a local auto shop to have them freshen the radiator up. The one man, I spoke to, didn't know If they could or not. He asked the year of it and went to get the radiator guy to come out and take a look at it. Turns out, this guy don't even have to see it to be able to determine the condition(he must be physic), I thought it was in pretty good condition, minus the contaminates inside. The man I spoke to conveyed that it was too old. Well maybe they're right, only now I'm still in the same position, Is there a home flushing remedy, or will I have to fork out more money for a new one?
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I'd check another shop, I went to our local shop finally the other day and they told me it would be $75 for a flush/check/strip/paint. Hopefully I'll have it dropped off in a week or two.
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Well I went to a local auto shop to have them freshen the radiator up. The one man, I spoke to, didn't know If they could or not. He asked the year of it and went to get the radiator guy to come out and take a look at it. Turns out, this guy don't even have to see it to be able to determine the condition(he must be physic), I thought it was in pretty good condition, minus the contaminates inside. The man I spoke to conveyed that it was too old. Well maybe they're right, only now I'm still in the same position, Is there a home flushing remedy, or will I have to fork out more money for a new one?
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