Friday, October 30, 2015

Boil Out A Radiator

When a radiator core plugs with deposits from compact doctor and/or decrepit coolant, you can bid to flush it elsewhere.3. Grab the radiator core with the tank tongs and lower it into the boil-out tank. Allow the radiator to sit in the tank for 12 to Day and night to boil out properly.4.


Instructions


1. Bend all the radiator core crimps away from the two radiator tanks using the radiator crimp tool. Use patience and caution to avoid cracking or breaking off a crimp.


2. Remove the tanks from the radiator core by hand. Peel the radiator tank gaskets off the tank and/or core, wherever it remains when the tank comes off, by hand.


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Pull the radiator core out of the boil-out tank with the tank tongs. Be careful not to touch the tank until it's cooled off for an hour or so. Slide the radiator rod through each core tube to clear any leftover debris from the core.


5. Place the tank gaskets into the sealing grooves in the radiator tanks by hand. Crimp the tanks back onto the radiator core using the radiator crimp tool.