question on cooling system

Greg Hermann bearbvd at sni.net
Tue May 25 21:36:50 GMT 1999


>Some of the long haul stuff used to/may still use coolant filters.
>
>My total summary of what I like about clear hose:    Nothing.
>Grumpy

Prolly Luber-Finer stuff, just like the big, externally mounted chrome oil
cleaners on some of the long haul rigs.

Greg
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>
>
>| this may sound crazy but I thought I'd ask.
>| question, in working on my Chevy 350 block, (valve job), I noticed that my
>| cooling system, (heater core, block) is not pristine. in accidentally
>| finding some heavy hydraulic web sites, I wondered if anyone has ever
>| thought of some kind of filter in the heater hoses to trap rust, scale,
>etc,
>| rather than letting it flow through the system.
>| some of the stuff I've seen on the web, (not automotive), has been real
>| impressive looking, at the very least one might use a patch of clear
>tubing
>| and visually see the color/flow/ air content of the coolant, might be
>| interesting.
>| thanks, Ted.





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