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Old 02-09-2024, 12:26 AM   #17
daveymc29
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Default Re: Cleaning the radiator

This will be my second round with the vinegar. I did us dish washer soap before I started the last time. Didn't see signs of grease in the water this time. Last time it was a real mess until I got the third rinse, using tap water. Filled it with distilled water, about $1.00 Gal. at the grocery. Vinegar has, however, jumper from perhaps $1.25 to about $7.00 and hard to find in my town. Better than $500.00 at the radiator shops, and some are above that a bit now days. I wasn't overheating much, didn't notice anything but a little steam and I believe that was from not advancing the spark enough. Just a precaution because of some hills to climb on the Spring opener. ( Herb, I'll call you.) I did find a problem with my points, the nut and washer has come off where all the wires meet the point arm, would die for no reason and always fired right back up. Usually after a turn. Don't see all that well and couldn't find my flashlight, so that one escaped me for several trips to coffee in the rain and cold. Pulled the distributor and imediately went for my junk bin for a nut and washer, problem solved.
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