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Old 05-25-2011, 01:52 PM   #11
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Default Re: Vinegar to detox and clean the radiator?

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Originally Posted by RonC View Post
Short of taking the radiator out of the car. If you don’t have a back flush tool you can make one out of an old gooseneck. Take the gooseneck, drill and tap for an air blower chuck hooked up to a air compressor, block off the head hole on the gooseneck with some sheet metal and tap in a water sill cock. Hook up to the bottom radiator tube with a piece of hose. You can turn on the water and squirt air into the radiator. It will blow out a lot of junk. Be gentle squirting air into the radiator, they are delicate.
Ron,

Is there any reason why both the water and air fittings couldn't be installed in the blockoff plate, so that one doesn't need to drill holes in a good outlet?

I like this idea. I'm going to try it on an old replacement radiator that I think is good but has a lot of rust stuck in it.

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