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John Robertson Clark Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Friday, July 12, 2002 - 10:39 pm: | 
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Hey there,
Here's a simple one, I'm just too broke to buy a Hanes manual and the thought of calling LR Cary makes my skin crawl. I'm looking to flush out my radiator. Anyone have a good reason why I can't drain it, stick a garden hose in there, flush, drain and refill? Let me know if that sounds like trouble. Layte.
JR |
DChrismon
| | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 12:24 am: |
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Try to take it to a local mechanic who has the machine to flush the radiator. Make sure that have an adaptor to attach the hose from the machine to the coolant line. But make sure and get LR coolant its probably the best for your LR. |
nick
| | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 12:53 am: |
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Land Rover coolant?? what do they use as opposed to a name brand coolant for an aluminum engine.Do you know what brand the dealers use? |
DChrismon
| | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 03:02 am: |
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No sure don't have a clue who makes Rover coolant I talked to LR tech who I trust stated that when tests were done LR brand did the best compared to name brands in the Land Rover. But I guess its like motor oil its all about personal preference. I am sure that if you use the proper coolant for aluminum engine it will be fine.. |
Johannes von Rosen (Johannes)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 04:39 am: |
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John
I think there's no reason why you shouldn't do as you already described. Give it a good flush with the garden hose, refill with the specified amount of antifreeze and off you go. If you really are a pedant put some radiator cleaner in your expansin tank and drive a few miles before drainig the system. This will work well (it did for me, anyway).
Regards
Johannes |
Jake Hartley (Jake)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 09:49 pm: |
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Don't forget, if you do it at home, protect your pets until you clean up any spills. Coolant is death to animals and they love the way it smells and (supposedly) tastes. Anyway, it causes renal failure and is hard, if not impossible to cure. |
Robert Sublett (Rubisco98)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:02 pm: |
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Renal Failure? |
Jake Hartley (Jake)
| | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:43 pm: |
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kidney failure. it forms some sort of crystals in the kidneys that causes them to shut down. |
Ramsay (3toedsloth)
| | Posted on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:43 pm: |
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Thanks all. |
Paul T. Schram (Paulschram)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 09:44 am: |
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Ethylene glycol is a toxic material, both ingested and if airborne. Also, it does definitely have a sweet taste and many animals with limited taste ability find it to be irresistible. Treatment is indicated immediately upon ingestion and is rarely successful. For both humans and other mammals.
Look up the MSDS on the web, it may well frighten you. There is a reason the USEPA considers it a toxic substance. Depending upon circumstances, used vehicle coolants can even meet the criteria for being considered a hazardous waste. |
Jason Pipes
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 11:50 am: |
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Does the non-toxic phosphate free coolant work as well as the more toxic variety? I'm assuming they both have equally decent cooling properties? |
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