If you've got the radiator out already, it will only cost you about $25
or so to get it professionally checked and flushed. Hardly worth the
effort to try and do it yourself in the bath. Besides, the SO is gonna
get real upset about the thing being in her bathtub.
As for the oil cooler. You will probably be able to remove most of the
accumulated junk in the cooler by soaking it in cleaner, flushing,
soaking, flushing, etc,etc. But that which you don't remove will sooner
or later come loose and go straight to the engine.
You'll most likely feel better in the long run if you just replace the
thing with a new cooler. Cost is about $85.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Thu, 12 Nov 1998 10:35:02 -0600 "Barnhart, Christopher"
<BarnhartC@ioc.army.mil> writes:
>Can anyone recommend a radiator and heater core flushing regimine? I
>think
>I can pressure check it in a tub of water with compressed air and a
>couple
>of rubber stoppers. Or is preferable to have a radiator shop flush and
>hydrostatically test them? They're both out of the car while the
>restoration proceeds. On a similar note, what about the oil cooler?
>I was
>thinking about filling it with kerosene and letting it soak a few
>days, then
>blow it out with compressed air. Thoughts?
>
>Chris
>'69 MGB now in shiny BRG
>
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