Hi guys - I'm thinking of doing my second flush again after a few years. I'm good to go except I don't have a replacement gasket for the thermosat. In order to get a good flush, I was going to pull the thermosat and cycle water through. any ideas?
Can I pull thermosat with replacing gasket...
McMaster probably has the hose as well. It will be spendy from them but you don't need much. I bet they are having a run on the small constant tension clamps thanks to this site. :rolleyes:
Safado – Simon got the silicon hose from a shop that works on large tractor trucks. They basically tossed him a 2 foot piece of scrap for nothing (I think). It was very hard to find here in the great white north. I got the clamps from Mcmaster-Carr (review the PHH thread, it’s beat to death...
Thanks B - That's very interesting. I wonder why they don't like Toyo Red. Perhaps too much sludge generated?
By the way - I did notice some green/gray sludge in the bucket and on the driveway. Not very much but it was there. Nice to get it flushed out.
Also I'm sleeping much better knowing...
Thanks guys. Worth noting that in Canada Toyota dealers, the word is that they will stop handling the non pre-mixed coolant and only sell the mixed super long life stuff. The other word is that the price will be same except that you need 2X as much since it's already mixed. :rolleyes:
Perhaps...
I know I'm not supposed to use the "Super Long Life" coolant but my local Toy dealer now only sells "Super long life" in a pre-mixed solution. They don't even stock the other stuff anymore.
Does the Super Long Life product have a chemistry that is bad for the cruiser ? OR are people suggesting...
So I've got a couple of questions, probably obvious but I'll ask anyway.
1) When using the "prestone tee" setup to push water into the heater outlet, where I do let the water flow out at. I guess at the block plug since a low point in the system. Or the petcock? or both?
FYI - I plan to just...
Junk - here's an idea to add this to the FAQ list. I spent around 15 minutes of searching to find it. For sure other's will need this info.
Riley
Also here's another good bit of info from Rich that I found,
quoting Rich -
I removed my radiator and had it pressure flushed by a radiator...