baking soda for a rad flush??

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pontiacgp

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x3 on the distilled water...

if you want to clean it all out you really need to remove a frost plug and clean out all the crap you'll find sitting on the bottom of the block
 

cutlassguy

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once i get it clean and swap out the heater core, im definately going to use distilled water, and water wetter. i never noticed any 2 part flushes when i looked but im heading to a speed shop tomorrow and ill ask him what hes got. so no baking soda?? lol personally i use it for heatburn! :oops: :rofl:
 

cutlassguy

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well today in the drive through all of a sudden my heater core started pumping antifreeze through the vents again so i had to change it regaurdless of the condition of the rad which oddly enough seems to have alot less crust inside from what i can see. i swear i flushed the piss out of it the last time but it seems some more broke down in the last couple weeks inside there, so today after changing the heater core, i drained the old antifreeze and put new stuff in again. theres still a bit in there tho and im assuming the motor/heads an stuff still probaly have a bit so maybe in a month or something ill do another flush and see how clean everything gets. im gonna look around for the prestone 2 part one tho. last time i just used canadian tires BS crap so knowing them its probaly just colored water lol
 

cutlassguy

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oh yah the piston ring guys said they dont even sell water wetter cuz its basically used only in race cars. id still like to use it if i come accross it but for now i guess plain old antifreeze and distilled water it is.
 

cutlassguy

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isnt distilled watter basically boiled water vapour? if i made something to catch the steam from a pot of boiling water and drain into another pot, wouldnt that be distilled water?
 

oldiejams

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ha that's what i was thinking when i read that. it would cost more to distill it yourself.

any way
i know i need to do something for to cleanse my cooling system. I only drain and fil :oops:
 

cutlassguy

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lmao i was just curious, im not THAT cheap...
 
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