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Heater Core used?
- Thread starter JPetrillo
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- Nov 3, 2003
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- Lake Stevens, WA
Sounds like it's been used already to me. Possibly one that someone may have RMA'ed and they just reshelved for sale again because they found nothing wrong with it.
- Thread Starter
- #7
Well... I dont want to wait another two weeks (the amount of time its going to take me to send it back and wait for them to get it and then for them to send me another one back) so I'm just going to keep it.
Whats the best way to flush it out? I ran some water through it from the sink (not much pressure) and its coming out clear, but there was some "chunks" of blue crap coming out (just a little). Looks like something was a little cacked up in there.
Thanks guys
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- May 10, 2004
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use some white vineagar, it's really amazing how it clean copper. just pour some in, leave it for a while, then flush with distilled water after (if you use tap, it just corrodes again)
white vinegar will do a fairly amazing job but if there is residue remaining afterwards try filling it will Eagle One Cast aluminum wheel cleaner (available at autozone, pepboys, etc etc) and letting it set for about an hour or two. then flush it out heavily. EO cast aluminum wheel cleaner is a mild acid - I use it to get junk out of my cores all the time after soldering the fittings onto the core.
Also, if you get a stainless steel brush (like those used to clean the faces on revolver cylinders and the like) a little of the wheel cleaner + the SS brush will do wonders for the exterior of any heatercore. it is also a good way to clean around the tanks before painting. as usual, rinse with a ton of distilled water when finished.
Also, if you get a stainless steel brush (like those used to clean the faces on revolver cylinders and the like) a little of the wheel cleaner + the SS brush will do wonders for the exterior of any heatercore. it is also a good way to clean around the tanks before painting. as usual, rinse with a ton of distilled water when finished.
- Thread Starter
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Thanks weapon for the aditional ideas. I'll remember that for next time, but this time the white vinegar did the job
Two bottles of white vinegar and one gallon of distilled water later and that puppy is as clean as a whistle! I was getting myself so thursty just watching myself rinse it so much and it was getting so clean at the same time I almost took a sip out of it! lol.
But man, it got a lot of !@#$ outta there. Kept on coming out blue for a while and little by little started fading. There was also some small chips of black crap but by the time I was finished with it that water was coming out crystal clear!
Thanks!
Two bottles of white vinegar and one gallon of distilled water later and that puppy is as clean as a whistle! I was getting myself so thursty just watching myself rinse it so much and it was getting so clean at the same time I almost took a sip out of it! lol.
But man, it got a lot of !@#$ outta there. Kept on coming out blue for a while and little by little started fading. There was also some small chips of black crap but by the time I was finished with it that water was coming out crystal clear!
Thanks!
