I'm going to perform some baselining this weekend and replace my leaking oil pump cover seal at the same time. I know I can replace the seal with the radiator in place, but I plan on flushing the radiator also.
So my question is, will I be able to get more crud flushed out of the radiator with it off using a water hose, and then also flushing the block or should I just leave it on? The main reason I am considering removing it is that it would make the seal replacement easier. So if I can get it cleaner with it out (ability to turn it over and such), I might as well do that.
Also, I will be replacing the phh. I know some have done a bypass, and removed the metal tube. If I replace the phh with silicone hose is their really any benefit to bypassing the metal tube? Since the silicone is supposed to last forever, I theoretically wouldn't have to do this job again, and unless I'm missing something (not unusual), the reason to bypass is to make the job easier down the road.
I know aspects of both my questions have been covered before, but with the vast amount of info available I could only sift through some of it. So I'm sorry if I missed something easily found.
Thanks,
So my question is, will I be able to get more crud flushed out of the radiator with it off using a water hose, and then also flushing the block or should I just leave it on? The main reason I am considering removing it is that it would make the seal replacement easier. So if I can get it cleaner with it out (ability to turn it over and such), I might as well do that.
Also, I will be replacing the phh. I know some have done a bypass, and removed the metal tube. If I replace the phh with silicone hose is their really any benefit to bypassing the metal tube? Since the silicone is supposed to last forever, I theoretically wouldn't have to do this job again, and unless I'm missing something (not unusual), the reason to bypass is to make the job easier down the road.
I know aspects of both my questions have been covered before, but with the vast amount of info available I could only sift through some of it. So I'm sorry if I missed something easily found.
Thanks,