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Homebrew coolant flush - will this work:
- I'm going to warm up the engine
- Turn off the engine
- Disconnect the upper rad hose at the engine (see pic below)
- Connect a 1 3/4" hose from the engine to a large bucket
- Start the engine
- Going to pour new coolant into the other end of the rad hose while the hot / old coolant gets pumped into a bucket.
- I expect this to be a slow process, as the cold new coolant will shut the thermostat.
I can't see how this won't work. This is how I homebrew flush automatic transmission fluid at home.
- I'm going to warm up the engine
- Turn off the engine
- Disconnect the upper rad hose at the engine (see pic below)
- Connect a 1 3/4" hose from the engine to a large bucket
- Start the engine
- Going to pour new coolant into the other end of the rad hose while the hot / old coolant gets pumped into a bucket.
- I expect this to be a slow process, as the cold new coolant will shut the thermostat.
I can't see how this won't work. This is how I homebrew flush automatic transmission fluid at home.
