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diagnosing a blocked radiator??
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12-02-2021, 03:14 PM
(12-02-2021, 02:58 PM)jamesheath Wrote: I know I really ought to take the side branch off & poke out between the bores - I'm still not totally sure that the flow restriction is the radiator, it could be the block, but every time I take the side branch off an engine that new to me I have to drill out & re-tap the studs which is a painful & fiddly job. This side branch looks awful, but it is (currently) watertight....

It looks like it's worth a go then - I think I'll take the rad off so I can agitate it. I may also try and get hold of some bulk Sodium Bicarb to neutralise the brick cleaner.
I do live in a hard water area, so depending on the holes, I may try that, or I may look at touching up with a soldering iron or small torch - or is that a recipe for disaster?


I suggest this approach

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Minimal disturbance, maximum crud extraction

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Messages In This Thread
diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by jamesheath - 11-02-2021, 10:07 PM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by Rick F - 12-02-2021, 01:29 AM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by John H - 12-02-2021, 12:41 PM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by JonE - 12-02-2021, 01:20 PM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by Charles P - 12-02-2021, 03:14 PM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by Rick F - 12-02-2021, 03:36 PM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by John H - 12-02-2021, 05:47 PM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by David.H - 13-02-2021, 07:09 PM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by JonE - 12-03-2021, 09:02 AM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by A G Wood - 12-03-2021, 09:45 AM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by Renaud - 12-03-2021, 09:57 AM
RE: diagnosing a blocked radiator?? - by Parazine - 12-03-2021, 10:00 AM

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