Radiator rust
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THE LANE CARVER
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Radiator rust
I'm swapping from broken radiator to one I purchased used from someone else. Looks like a rust film thruout. Is this ok? Or should I not use it? Possible to clean out? Image attached to view and compare. If any idea, let me know.
Last edited by whatthefnck; Jul 27, 2015 at 12:37 PM.
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I would clean it. I'm pretty sure most radiator flushing chemicals are meant to clean out rust so I would drop it in a 5 gallon bucket mixed with hot water and rad flush and let it sit for a while maybe a day or 2(but keep an eye on it) and see if it does anything then flush it out with your garden hose...
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It doesnt look bad enough to foul things up or prevent good heat exchange.
Run it and change the coolant after a thousand miles.
Thanks for posting. It makes me realize I need to flush the cooling systems on my vehicles .
Run it and change the coolant after a thousand miles.
Thanks for posting. It makes me realize I need to flush the cooling systems on my vehicles .
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I'm pretty sure most radiator flushing chemicals are meant to clean out rust so I would drop it in a 5 gallon bucket mixed with hot water and rad flush and let it sit for a while maybe a day or 2(but keep an eye on it) and see if it does anything then flush it out with your garden hose...
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