Scott,
Sounds like your block is full of scale. The Gano filter debris gives
you a good clue, and prevented it from killing your radiator. Short of
an engine disassembly, (and block scale boil out which is no longer
allowed under emissions control), I recommend a very good radiator shop
and a high air pressure injection in a water back flush of your block.
This will get the loose scale, and loosen some more.
Hopefully this will reduce your Gano cleaning intervals. I have tried
radiator flush chemicals and never found one that was legal and worked.
Don't know how many miles your engine has had, or whether rust
inhibitors were regularly replenished, or included in anti-freeze
annual/bi-annual changes. These could have been ignored by P.O. I use
antifreeze here in the warm California weather because of the additives
for corrosion, although these are available separately. In such a no
freeze weather, I should be using distilled water and additive. Need
sacrificial magnesium rods in radiator if any aluminum parts (manifold)
in the water system. Better to replace the rods (J. C. Whitney) than
the F4B.
Good luck,
Steve
Jen/Scott wrote:
>I have been having problems keeping my cooling system clean. The car had
>been sitting for over ten years, so I expected some stuff in there, but
>this seems like too much. I replaced the radiator and added a gano
>filter, which does a great job, but gets full all the time! I have tried
>flushing out every part of the system, but nothing will stop this
>neverending supply of junk! (most of it is little metal flakes) Anyone
>have any suggestions? Thanks
>
>Scott
>
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