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Cleaning A cooling system

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RobertN

01-14-2004 17:41:15




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I took the head off my '41 "A" to replace the head gasket. There are some serious chunks of crusty gunk in the water jackets.

Is there a way to flush these Thermal Syphon systems?

Oh, to boot, the drain plug is all rounded off...




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gene b

01-15-2004 05:53:49




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 Re: Cleaning A cooling system in reply to RobertN, 01-14-2004 17:41:15  
Remove the radiator and the lower outlet by using pressure water a long screwdriver and some compressed air with a long tube you should be able to remove the junk in the bottom of the block as there are four holes the size of a nickle and this is the only way water gets by the bottom of the sleeves. Using a MAG lite you can look in the bottom outlook area and see if these areas are clean so as to let the system work as it was designed and now that the head is off would be a great time to do this.

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Nebraska Cowman

01-14-2004 17:52:34




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 Re: Cleaning A cooling system in reply to RobertN, 01-14-2004 17:41:15  
the way I do with my old Farmalls is get slap-happy with the garden hose. Hold your hand over the lower inlet, (thermo-siphon warm water exits on top, cools in rad and comes back on the bottom) fill water jacket then move your hand and let it gush out, repeat. Helps if your shop is outside.



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jeff

01-14-2004 21:23:13




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 Re: Re: Cleaning A cooling system in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 01-14-2004 17:52:34  
Another thing to try. There is a little toy you could buy that would siphon water or sand out of a bucket to sand blast. If you hook up the water as it is set up to do and then hook up an air hose with a ball valve. Fill the block with water through the bottom pipe and give it a shot of air. It realy stirs up the rust and blows it out the top pipe. Worked good on a model "A" engine and an Allis Charmers silo blower.

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