[TR] radiator cleaning

[Andrew Uprichard]

Ah, our rodent friends.  I had a stored radiator which I pulled out a couple
of weeks ago and found the same problem.  I probably spent an hour shaking
the radiator - one way and then the other - before I got the last one out.
But the radiator was out of the car.  I have no idea  if flushing or air
would ensure they are all out.  But then I don't know if having the odd seed
in your coolant would be a major problem.

I'd be interested to hear from others on the latter point.

By the way - thank you all who replied to my request for dog-legs and a
B-post.  Got a pair of dog-legs but alas the B-post has become a rare
commodity.  But I have found a local fabricator who will make one for me
using the remains of the old one as a template.

Andrew Uprichard.

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Subject: [TR] radiator cleaning

I've found sunflower seeds floating at the top of my coolant in the
radiator.  I've removed same and flushed with hose and water gushes clear.
Would compressed air do a better job?  
How can I know I've got them all?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

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