My Ford E350 running a bit hotter
I recently had one of my cylinder heads rebuilt and a new exhaust manifold installed, as well as a new radiator and thermostat - just got back from a trip to Colorado and there were several occasions ...
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In draining enough coolant to pull the thermostat, I decided to just pull the radiator and take it to a radiator shop. Looking inside I noticed a lot of grime (the guy at the shop said it looked like maybe someone had used stop leak - I NEVER have). But he also said it looked like it had too much stuff in it for a radiator that was less than a year old.
I'm trying to decide on if, and how I should go about flushing the block now, since the thermostat and radiator are out of the vehicle. I know many have said to never run regular water through - even to flush - and I know that some water will remain in the block after the flush.
Would you guys just pour distilled water through, or just leave it alone? I'm going to have to blow some air through as well, I'm assuming...
ryan
I'm trying to decide on if, and how I should go about flushing the block now, since the thermostat and radiator are out of the vehicle. I know many have said to never run regular water through - even to flush - and I know that some water will remain in the block after the flush.
Would you guys just pour distilled water through, or just leave it alone? I'm going to have to blow some air through as well, I'm assuming...
ryan
