I have never filtered a cooling system. Sounds like a change to get plugged up while in the middle of BFE. Think of those bits as an exfoliant for your cooling system.
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You may end up with FD, filter dysfunctionI don't know, if you change out the filter in a regular fashion, like any other filter, why should it clog up. It surprised me seeing the brown crap so fast. I'd rather not change out the heater core. I like the idea of filters on things and the one on my M37 has been working for years (changed every couple years). When I removed the old clutch master, which was all new some years back, it had a layer of gunk in the bottom of the reservoir. I wouldn't mind filtering it somehow. We run filters in the power steering systems, too and I'm guessing they work, at least mine haven't screwed up yet. You diesel guys should read up on coolant filters and how important they are if you use an additive for cavitation.
So, maybe I've got some kind of personal issues with filters now that I'm thinking about it. Filters on oil, fuel, air, power steering, I even have a filter on the water line to the shower. That's it, got to put one on the coolant line because I have FDS ( Filter Deficit Syndrome ).![]()
Ya, soon you can fix your dysfunction and keep the Rona away.I think they have a pill for that, right?
...says the guy whose Pig epitomizes the "Some is good, more is better, too much is just about right" philosophy I reserve for what's on my dinner plate or in my drinking glass and the volume of my music.I'm with Doomer on this one.......
Well I'm with him up to the fancy word part anyway, keep it simple if you plan to take the wagon on long trips to remote areas. I've literally had to use electrical tape, JB Weld and hammers to get me out of remote areas and I'd hate to add something that one of those three would fix on the trail.
I’m just wondering as to where it would go and where you’d plumb it in.(?) Also wondering if it’d be to your benefit to do a couple of coolant flushes over the next couple of months to see if you can get the “brown” stuff (probably LM7 iron?) cleared up a little. No tap water or well water in the coolant system, 50/50 antifreeze or antifreeze with distilled water only, yahh?I use Wix or Ballwin both seem the same. I just clamp off the lines before changing. I thought it might be a good idea to add one to the 55.![]()
Let's talk about engine coolant filters. I've had them on my military trucks, one being a diesel and the other gas. Now that I took out my rear heater and rerouted the heater lines, thought I'd mount a coolant filter somewhere. I noticed brown crap around some of the fittings and figured it wouldn't hurt mounting one in line. Any thoughts good or bad on this?
I don't know, if you change out the filter in a regular fashion, like any other filter, why should it clog up. It surprised me seeing the brown crap so fast. I'd rather not change out the heater core. I like the idea of filters on things and the one on my M37 has been working for years (changed every couple years). When I removed the old clutch master, which was all new some years back, it had a layer of gunk in the bottom of the reservoir. I wouldn't mind filtering it somehow. We run filters in the power steering systems, too and I'm guessing they work, at least mine haven't screwed up yet. You diesel guys should read up on coolant filters and how important they are if you use an additive for cavitation.
So, maybe I've got some kind of personal issues with filters now that I'm thinking about it. Filters on oil, fuel, air, power steering, I even have a filter on the water line to the shower. That's it, got to put one on the coolant line because I have FDS ( Filter Deficit Syndrome ).![]()
I’m just wondering as to where it would go and where you’d plumb it in.(?) Also wondering if it’d be to your benefit to do a couple of coolant flushes over the next couple of months to see if you can get the “brown” stuff (probably LM7 iron?) cleared up a little. No tap water or well water in the coolant system, 50/50 antifreeze or antifreeze with distilled water only, yahh?