What to clean water passages and cooling system with? - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

CamarosRUS · 06-09-2007, 03:18 AM

I have quite a bit of rust in my block that is tainting my coolant. What can I use to run through the motor to clean out all the passages???

Z_wonderer · 06-09-2007, 04:08 PM

i have herd baking soda is great, put like 2 table spoons in the radiator and drive the car for like a week and flush it all out, all the rust should come out.

CamarosRUS · 06-09-2007, 07:01 PM

Thanks man, if I ever get the car running I'll give that a shot.

Anymore suggestions while I'm at it? Is there anything off the shelf I might be able to buy that would work for this?

Z_wonderer · 06-09-2007, 09:42 PM

no, i dont know of anything else sorry.

Stekman · 06-10-2007, 04:21 PM

I've used Prestones Super Rad. Cleaner before. Works pretty well. If it's really bad, though, an acid flush might be called for.

Z_wonderer · 06-10-2007, 06:01 PM

hey somebody told me that all that rust may help keep water leaks seald, can this be true?

ReverendZ28 · 06-10-2007, 07:14 PM

Not so much the rust but some of the buildup in the coolant will block small passeges where leaks have formed... so sometimes when really flushing and cleanin your rad you might uncover leaks...