03-07-2019, 03:03 PM
Thanks chaps.
It's more a precautionary measure on a car I haven't had very long, so don't know the characteristics of through the 4 seasons.
That and the fact there are a lot of inclines around here, an unseasonably hot summer already, and I have had a bit of blowback through the rad cap just make me want to give it all the once over. I had the fan housing off anyway, as it was rattling due to a missing felt washer, so had to fiddle about with the radiator position anyway, so I thought, what the heck, do it all now while the radiator is loose.
Flushed the rad through earlier and the flow seemed very quick in all directions, so I'm pretty satisfied that that is not going to need replacing in the foreseeable, but just wanted to make sure the passage are running clear and fast to avoid having to do it all over again.
So is the filler neck standard thread direction ie. counter clockwise to loosen?
It's more a precautionary measure on a car I haven't had very long, so don't know the characteristics of through the 4 seasons.
That and the fact there are a lot of inclines around here, an unseasonably hot summer already, and I have had a bit of blowback through the rad cap just make me want to give it all the once over. I had the fan housing off anyway, as it was rattling due to a missing felt washer, so had to fiddle about with the radiator position anyway, so I thought, what the heck, do it all now while the radiator is loose.
Flushed the rad through earlier and the flow seemed very quick in all directions, so I'm pretty satisfied that that is not going to need replacing in the foreseeable, but just wanted to make sure the passage are running clear and fast to avoid having to do it all over again.
So is the filler neck standard thread direction ie. counter clockwise to loosen?