I had my radiator boiled at the shop. It was worth getting all rust and
residue out They also repaired a small crack in the surround.
This is very dangerous but it worked for me. Push the car away from the
house and have a fire extinguisher at hand. My housing was stuck to the
bolts. I heated them with a blow torch and tapped the thermostat housing
with my rubber dead blow hammer to break free. Be very careful. The housing
can break. It worked well and it saved from damaging the surface of the head
by not prying the thing loose with a screw driver.
Good luck,
Scott
59 MGA
73 T140 Bonnie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Guagenti" <peter@guagenti.com>
To: "MG" <mgs@autox.team.net>; <mgatwincam@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: Radiator / Thermostat Question on MGA DeLuxe
> I'm in the process of overhauling the cooling system on my DeLuxe (the
first
> step in trying to get the engine running again) and I was hoping for some
> advice.
>
> The radiator is off the car and after inspecting it I discovered that
there
> is a great deal of a soapy film collected throughout the radiator. It
> appears to be the residue from the old coolant. What's the best way to
> clean it? Should I simply bring it down to the local radiator shop and
have
> them take car eof it?
>
> The thermostat housing will not come off. I've removed the nuts holding
it
> in place, tried gently prying it up from the edges, but it won't budge.
Any
> tips for removal?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -peterg
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