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08-06-2015, 08:44 AM | #1 |
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I Wish Model A Had This Coolant Cover
A guy with a 1940 Studebaker President was having overheating problems and was talking about installing an electric fan. I suggested that wouldn't help, as he most likely has radiator and engine block cooling chamber problems. He posted this today:
"I pulled the side coolant cover off to get a look, and sure enough there was a rusty muddy gunk that filled up about 4" of the lower portion of the coolant passages. I ran a hose to get some of it out and I can see it built up towards the back. Water pump will be coming off after work today." He sure is lucky to have such an easy cleanout for the block. I sure wish Model A blocks were so easy to clean and inspect. I'm posting this just as a reminder to be sure the block is thoroughly cleaned, as well as the radiator, since loss of coolant and overheating seem to be the leading problems with Model A's. |
08-06-2015, 10:52 AM | #2 |
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08-06-2015, 03:51 PM | #3 |
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I wonder why they designed the block in that manner ?
Was it a casting reason ? Design for possible freeze damage ? Marc |
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08-07-2015, 03:36 AM | #5 |
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What is the best way to remove the rusty scale which accumulates in the water jacket? A screw driver through the various holes can reach some of it and dropping the engine face down onto a concrete floor dislodges some more. Is there a chemical treatment which will loosen the deposit rather that treat it and maybe bind it tighter to the jacket sides and bottom?
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08-07-2015, 09:07 AM | #6 |
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08-07-2015, 09:36 AM | #7 |
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Friend, Claude, cleaned out a decent looking Flathead V-8, with the methods Tom talked about.
You can't IMAGINE the crap he got out!! RUST, CASTING?? SAND, CASTING WIRES, ETC.---On old engines, once a year backflushing is a MUST!!--HOT TANKING doesn't get it ALL out. Bill W. Bill W.
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08-07-2015, 09:49 AM | #8 |
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There is also vinegar which will clean it out also. But make sure your radiator is in good shape. In the 60s, we used to use Bon Ami if I recall correctly. It was some household product. Put whatever in and take it for a ride and get it out! Then replace with 50/50 anti freeze.
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BON-AMI is a glass cleaner???
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08-07-2015, 10:05 AM | #10 |
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Bon Ami is scouring powder.
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The flathead 60HP V-8s had plates like that on both sides.
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katy, But not removable!
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08-07-2015, 12:50 PM | #13 |
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You're absolutely right! OH My Memory! I think I might have Al zen hemers or something! Some days it just doesn't pay........ Well, it was some household cleaning product! None of us had any money so we were always sniffing around for "Dual use" products.
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I seem to recall Sani-Flush being used, and wonder if that's what you had in mind. I know it was said to be a powerful cleaner, but EPA has dumbed down all the good products to the point where most of them are useless.
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08-08-2015, 09:29 PM | #15 |
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Here ya go Tom, from 1935.
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08-08-2015, 09:43 PM | #16 |
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Thanks Jeff..........and it's only 25 cents for the large size.
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08-09-2015, 07:40 AM | #19 |
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I remember people using lye in there radiators to clean everything out, including all the stop leak that had been used for the last few years. Have heard it cleaned the block real good.
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08-09-2015, 08:21 AM | #20 |
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I wonder what chemical was used in the hot tanks we used to clean blocks? It was a powder that I mixed in with the hot water. It would destroy cam bearings if they were left in the block.
It did an excellent job of cleaning the coolant chambers, as well as the external paint and even some of the rust. When it was time to change the solution I could add a neutralizer and dump it down the drain. |
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