Posted by ScottyHOMEy on December 07, 2009 at 05:19:47 from (70.105.235.89):
In Reply to: Flushing a radiator posted by redFarmallboy on December 07, 2009 at 04:38:11:
A little oil in your cooling system won't hurt anything by itself, but if it persists, you need to figure out where it's coming from. It could be as simple as a head gasket, or something more serious, like a crack in the head or block.
If you're looking for the moment to clean out the residual oil so you can start off clean to see if you take on more oil, try using the formula in the Operator's Manual. Drain and flush it down with a garden hose. Get you a mop bucket and mix two pounds of Arm & Hammer WASHING soda (usually next to the 20-Mule Team Borax in the laundry aisle at the supermarket) into three gallons of warm water and stir it up throughtly. Refill the system with that and top it off with plain water. Take it for a good hot run. If you don't have shutters on your radiator, use a tall kitchen trash bag to cover the grille (not directly on the radiator) to help get the engine up to temp more qickly and keep it there for an hour or so. It will get the fine sludge out of your system and should suspend most if not all of any oil that might remain in there. Let it all sit long enough for the engine to cool down some and then drain. One more warm run with plain water (don't refill a hot motor with cold water), drain and then refill. That should leave you clean enough to see if the oil problem persists.
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