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leon w
leon w asked in Cars & TransportationMaintenance & Repairs · 9 years ago

correct way to do a reverse radiator flush on a holden 1997 vt 6 cyl thanks inadvance.?

Update:

Remove thermostat run water down top hose water comes out bottom hose?

Update 2:

Thanks for picking that up champ.

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  • straight shooter
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Uh, reversing the coolant flow is gonna be nearly impossible.

    You see, coolant enters the radiator at the top, and through the magic of gravity, flows to the bottom where it is pulled into the motor. So trying to force the water to flow up hill is gonna be very hard.

    You should flush the radiator from the top, down to the bottom, instead.

    Edit: That would be a reverse ENGINE flush, not a Radiator flush.

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