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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 4:20 pm Post subject: Radiator cleaner |
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I am sure I have read somewhere (here?) what to put in a car radiator to clean it but I can't remember what it is. My MG TC radiator has seen very little use for many years and I want to establish if it is as free as it could be before fitting it to the car. I also have a spotlessly clean engine block so I don't want to run the risk of muck from the radiator getting in there.
So far I have thought of dishwasher cleaner (Vanish); washing machine cleaner (Calgon) ; molasses; patio cleaner (Muriatic acid/HCL); central heating cleaner (Fernox)'
I have just thrown in a few ideas but I simply don't know what to use. Some things probably only work with hot water but I shall be using cold.
What would you guys use?
Perhaps more importantly, what shouldn't I use? |
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alanb
Joined: 10 Sep 2012 Posts: 516 Location: Berkshire.
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Vinegar is good for descaling, dishwasher powder or tablets dissolved in boiling water and then poured into the radiator is good for general sludge removal _________________ old tourer
Morris 8 two seater |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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alanb wrote: | Vinegar is good for descaling, dishwasher powder or tablets dissolved in boiling water and then poured into the radiator is good for general sludge removal |
Dishwasher tablets....I know where to find them. I wonder if she will notice some missing? hmmmm. |
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MVPeters
Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2020 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Dishwasher detergent is very good, but it does need very hot water to work as intended. It's best put in a running car & driven for a few days prior to flushing & anti-freeze. _________________ Mike - MVPeters at comcast.net
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6330 Location: Derby
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2020 12:17 am Post subject: |
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MVPeters wrote: | Dishwasher detergent is very good, but it does need very hot water to work as intended. It's best put in a running car & driven for a few days prior to flushing & anti-freeze. |
So please can you say what would you recommend for a flush with cold water prior to fitting?
As I mentioned I would hate to contaminate my chemically cleaned engine block and head. |
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