Use a radiator or heat exchange comb to clean/straighten the radiator. You
can get then at HVAC service shops.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Halterman" <OLZNUT@webtv.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: DML: In case anyone hadn't seen these pix...
> Well, lets see here, there were several trucks that almost over heated
> (mine included) because the mud plugged up the radiators (btw, how in
> the heck can you get them tiny pebbles stuck in the fins out short of a
> needle??) Russ (xjruss) overheated on the way down the Grapevine and
> right after that lost his alternator (some 200 miles from home). Those
> had open air intakes got their K&N filters plugged up with mud to the
> point of stalling, some wet distributors (hint, not the 4.7's, lol) and
> as I just noticed on mine, (washed it today) I bashed the s--t out of my
> custom Texas flag front plate (don't know how, I think it was that one
> whoop that I took a bit too fast with Oertell trying to catch up with
> the group, hehe!!) Does spending $20 at the coin-op wash just to get the
> mud off the truck tell you anything?? Then my boss bitching at me
> because I left some mud in the yard just from my radiator say something
> also?? This Saturday is gonna to be Dak Day, until further notice. I
> will probably never do that again, it was a little over my head,
> literally!! It was fun though, when I came out of the hole, I floored
> the thing and watched everyone scatter while I executed a perfect Dukes
> slide, that was SWEEETT!!!
>
> Ed "Olznut" Halterman Sunland, Ca
> '01 Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 SLT+ 4.7L V-8, Auto, Bright Silver LOADED!!!!
> '66 Olds F-85, 5.4L V-8, will have 350hp Soon to be Intense Blue!!
>
> http://community.webtv.net/OLZNUT/WelcometoOlznuts
>
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