Rad Flush - antifreeze question
Winter is coming and don't ask but I am in the midst of a thorough radiator flush and hose replacement. The chemical cleaner I am using suggests driving the for 3-6 hours over a few days to allow the ...
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Hrmmm, I don't think so but possible. We took it 9000 miles and drove some very long days and one would think it would have reached peak temp. Though saying that I was always impressed with it rarely running above 1/4-1/3 hot on the temp gauge.
Thinking about this, mine didnt have the little air release valve you showed me but there must be some allowance for cold coolant to get through because when I was doing the initial fill I would hold my hand on the upper hose and feel air bubbles coming up. I would wait for coolant to drop below level of upper hose (bubbles stopped) and then top up, repeated until no more bubbles.
But that doesn't help me in this situation.
Going to take it in for a check up and ask them to use their magical expensive equipment to test everything is working fine. I am in the process of selling it and don't want to new owner coming back with problems.
Thinking about this, mine didnt have the little air release valve you showed me but there must be some allowance for cold coolant to get through because when I was doing the initial fill I would hold my hand on the upper hose and feel air bubbles coming up. I would wait for coolant to drop below level of upper hose (bubbles stopped) and then top up, repeated until no more bubbles.
But that doesn't help me in this situation.
Going to take it in for a check up and ask them to use their magical expensive equipment to test everything is working fine. I am in the process of selling it and don't want to new owner coming back with problems.
