Thomas,
Thank you for the timely advice!
Fortunately my heater was already disconnected.
--
Steve Gerow
> -------Original Message-------
> From: T+ B Willig <willig@wtnet.de>
> To: 'Steve B. Gerow' <steveg@abrazosdata.com>, 'Chris Dimmock'
> <austin.healey@gmail.com>
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: AW: [Healeys] Antifreeze
> Sent: Jun 12 '13 11:23
>
> Gentlemen,
>
> please be very careful when backflushing the engine! I did this,
> disconnecting my brain from the working parts of my body (!), and was
> wondering why the cockpit was full of water puddles. I busted the heater
> core :-((
>
> Please note that normally the domestic water pressure is too much for the
> heater core...you should not use water pressure above 1 bar. My pressure
> gauge in the basement showed 4,5 bar! Way too much for a heater core to
> survive..
>
> Thomas Willig
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