D'oh! A new first...

flakes
"Jim Macklin" wrote
in message news:H1O8g.18385$ZW3.12834@dukeread04...
| Some engine blocks are cast iron and if the
| water/anti-freeze solution is not proper ph, the iron will
| rust and flacks will circulate into the heater core until
it
| is plugged. It can also cause corrosion of the aluminum.
|
| The best way to flush the system is in reverse so you need
a
| water hose and some connections, best and cheapest is to
| take it to a radiator shop. How much are the new carpets?
|
| Any computers mounted on the floor under the seats?
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| --
| James H. Macklin
| ATP,CFI,A&P
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|
| "Skywise" wrote in message
| ...
|| Ok...here's my car D'oh!!!
||
|| I had been having problems with the heater core rusting
| out.
|| Long story short, the new after-market aluminum cores do
| not
|| like the green anti-freeze. So after putting in the 4th
| core
|| in about two years and finally learning about this
| problem,
|| I was changing to the new orange stuff.
||
|| But when I was switching over, I needed to flush the
| system.
|| So, I disconnected one of the hoses that goes through the
|| firewall to the heater core to act as the drain and then
| put
|| the hose in the filler cap and let 'er run, flushing the
| old
|| stuff out.
||
|| I went back in the house and came out about 10-15 minutes
|| later to finihs things up. Upon opening the door to the
| car
|| I discovered water 6 inches deep inside!!!
||
|| Turned out the hose I used as a drain was splashing the
| water
|| against the firewall, which was not water tight. The
water
|| was running down the firewall and leaking through along
| the
|| bottom edge at a joint.
||
|| D'OH!!!
||
|| BTW, since changing to the new orange anti-freeze, I've
| not
|| had to replace the core....yet.
||
|| Brian
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