6speedsd
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One of our customers runs a radiator shop. We were talking the other day about random things and the topic of a coolant flush came up. He mentioned a technique to try which I personally haven't heard of before (but if this is in fact common, I apologize). He said he has seen people flush a 6.0 in this way....
Pull thermostat
Remove lower radiator hose.
Insert water hose into degas tank, turn the water on, and fire the truck up.
Let it idle with that fresh clean water being pulled in through everything until it runs clear.
What do you guys think? Would it work? Or am I overlooking something here? I know running tap water in the engine isn't really advisable, but if you followed that up with a regular distilled water flush, what would it hurt? Logically thinking, to me it seems like it would be a good way to flush everything really well, and be much quicker than the normal way of filling, running, draining 5-10 times.
He also mentioned using vinegar instead of Restore (cheaper alternative). Said vinegar would dissolve or break loose the vast majority of that gunk in the system. My dad kept putting regular tap water in his (with me constantly telling him not to :fustrate
, so now his coolant system is full of that muddy, milky crap. It actually stopped up his climate control valve in the heater hose to the point where it wouldn't operate period. Going to do a good flush once the temps come up some around here, and thought I'd see if the way the guy described would be effective.
Pull thermostat
Remove lower radiator hose.
Insert water hose into degas tank, turn the water on, and fire the truck up.
Let it idle with that fresh clean water being pulled in through everything until it runs clear.
What do you guys think? Would it work? Or am I overlooking something here? I know running tap water in the engine isn't really advisable, but if you followed that up with a regular distilled water flush, what would it hurt? Logically thinking, to me it seems like it would be a good way to flush everything really well, and be much quicker than the normal way of filling, running, draining 5-10 times.
He also mentioned using vinegar instead of Restore (cheaper alternative). Said vinegar would dissolve or break loose the vast majority of that gunk in the system. My dad kept putting regular tap water in his (with me constantly telling him not to :fustrate
, so now his coolant system is full of that muddy, milky crap. It actually stopped up his climate control valve in the heater hose to the point where it wouldn't operate period. Going to do a good flush once the temps come up some around here, and thought I'd see if the way the guy described would be effective.
