Charles,
Try some Prestone "Super flush". It works pretty good.
Dan Dwelley
--- "Charles D. Sorkin" <cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:
> Dear list:
>
> Among the Sprite chores that occupied me this
> weekend, I started
> disassembling the cooling system. While removing
> the gooseneck to get at
> the thermostat (surprise... none was in there!), I
> noticed that the coolant,
> which had long since vanished, had left a thick
> coating of rust flakes all
> through the head. Is there a way to clear that
> stuff out of there without
> pulling the head? Does the water pressure afforded
> by a garden hose flush
> enough of that stuff out to be useful? Or should I
> just pull the head and
> send it off to a warm bath at my machine shop?
>
> BTW, what is the fluid that is used in a hot tank?
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> '68 Sprite
> Bloomfield, NJ
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> "How about we duck inside for a Hen?"
>
=====
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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