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roccaas · 06-23-2013, 12:47 PM

I built the two (2) PVC adapters shown in "The Restorer", September/October, 2012; pages 9 and 10.

One back-flushes the block, the other the radiator.

I took the magazine to my plumbing supply store and let a master plumber pull the necessary parts. He thought it was a great use of PVC Schedule 40.

After completing a month of Tom's Vinegar Spa treatment, I back flushed everything and watched the brown water flow!

My underdash Rexaco is showing a decidedly cooler system, even in the muggy and hot conditions in the South for the month of June!

I'd highly recommend building a pair of backflushers for the times when you don't want to demount the radiator.

06-23-2013, 12:47 PM	#8
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: Back flushing the radiator I built the two (2) PVC adapters shown in "The Restorer", September/October, 2012; pages 9 and 10. One back-flushes the block, the other the radiator. I took the magazine to my plumbing supply store and let a master plumber pull the necessary parts. He thought it was a great use of PVC Schedule 40. After completing a month of Tom's Vinegar Spa treatment, I back flushed everything and watched the brown water flow! My underdash Rexaco is showing a decidedly cooler system, even in the muggy and hot conditions in the South for the month of June! I'd highly recommend building a pair of backflushers for the times when you don't want to demount the radiator. __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die!