RE: Re: flushing coolant?

From: Ted Wiegandt (twiegandt@comcast.net)
Date: Sun Sep 05 2004 - 21:58:26 EDT


Just buy one of those Prestone kits at Walmart for like $5. I did it on my
jeep and let the hose run for about 10 minutes. I was amazed at how much
junk/dirty water came out of a 50k mile engine.

Ted

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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Tony
Cellana
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 1:28 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Re: flushing coolant?

Removing the drain plugs will allow you to remove anything heavy that might
have settled in the water jackets.

Depends on how complete a job you want to do.

Tony

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Date: Sunday, September 05, 2004 2:04 PM
Subject: DML: flushing coolant?

>
>Is it really necessary to remove the engine block drain plugs to drain the
>coolant prior to flushing the system? Wouldn't flushing the system take
care
>of getting the coolant out of the engine block. I was just going to remove
>the lower radiator hose and get out what I can, then remove the upper and
>stick a hose in it (after removing the thermostat, of course).
>Thanks much for any tips.
>Mark
>
>
>

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