question on cooling system

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If you hot tank the block and heads (intake too if its cast iron) before you
assemble it, then run a good grade of anti-freeze (add new anti-freeze each year
-or- a pint of water soluble oil) you won't have the rust and junk to start
with; and, you're engine will run better. All the crud that has sunk to the
bottom of the water jacket around the cylinders in the block will be gone (if
done properly).
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"Stowe, Ted-SEA" wrote:

> 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.