Radiator flushing

[Big hammer]

Evaporust now makes a cleaner for cooling!! Saw a program showing how to use,would be less $ than the straight Evaporust

[Mitch//pa]

yep we discuss it all the time here
i have used it many times after evaluating the cooling system..

[Larry Jenkins]

Mitch..

Can you tell me more about the rad cleaner? Is there a way to determine if the rad should and can be cleaned?

Specific name of the product? Where to buy?

Sorry for so many questions.

Larry

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Originally Posted by Big hammer

Evaporust now makes a cleaner for cooling!! Saw a program showing how to use,would be less $ than the straight Evaporust

Thet's because they DILUTE it with WATER to make it CHEEPER! Where's my HOSE--"Maybe" the origin of "A HOSE JOB"???
Bill W.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by Larry Jenkins

Mitch..

Can you tell me more about the rad cleaner? Is there a way to determine if the rad should and can be cleaned?

Specific name of the product? Where to buy?

Sorry for so many questions.

Larry

Larry
on a good operating cooling system i prefer not to open a can of worms by performing a vinegar or evapo treatment. doing that tends to break loose solids that can ruin a free flowing radiator. on those i prefer a drain and refill only.. many have thought they were doing preventive maintenance this way later to find out otherwise. on a system that is not cooling properly i use the evapo rust to dissolve as much rust / scale that i can then use a flush pipe to pump it out before feeding it back into the rad. on these cases they most likely need a new rad also but i try to flush it as best i can then run it with the radiator hooked up. then after further evaluation i usually change out the radiator if needed but flush it again before hand with a pvc pipe. this method of diagnosis and attack has worked for me .
an ancient cooling system needs to be treated as such

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

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Sort of a side note: When Chief had a radiator out of a car for some period of time, he'd lay it face down, plug whatever he had to & kept it FULL of water for the duration. THEN, a quick backflush & install it. The idea was to keep any deposits soft & moist & easily flushed out. That also kept any CRITTERS OUT.
Bill W.