[DeTomaso] Cleaning rust out of the console heater tubes

[Charles McCall]

 I have one of these installed on my car:
http://www.tefba.com/

It will help keep crap from flowing through your system, clogging up your
radiator.

Mike Drew first reported on this many moons ago, and installed one on his
GT350 clone, if I remember correctly. He found all kinds of garbage,
including actual pebbles and stones, in his system.

I had to have my radiator rebuilt once by DeTomaso (I think they rebuilt it
with gold-lining or something) and didn't want to have to do it again.
Something to consider, especially if you think you'll have rust flakes in
your system.


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
> To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:56 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Cleaning rust out of the console heater tubes
>
>
> > I've finally removed my heater valve to rebuild it, and after not
> having
> > any
> > fluid in the pipes under the console for a long time, there is a fair
> > amount
> > of rust flake. I want to avoid getting that flake into my cooling
> system
> > and compromising my new radiator, so the question is how to try to
> clean
> > up
> > the inside of the pipes before I put the valve and new hoses back on
> and
> > fill the heater system.
> >
> > I've thought of devising some kind of long wire pipe cleaner that I
> can
> > run
> > the length of the pipes, but access at either end to get it in and
> work it
> > is a bitch. I'm not sure flushing it with water will do as much as the
> > hot
> > water coming through the system.
> > I wonder if just forcing a length of course hemp rope through and
> working
> > it
> > will do the trick, then running water through.
> >
> > I'm looking for suggestions. I realize I kind of screwed myself by not
> > keeping fluid in the pipes far the last few years. The pipes seem to
> be a
> > pretty stout steel, so I'm not too worried that they've rusted
> through.
> > Guess I'll find out though.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Mike Thomas
> >
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