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   Steve W. to pedro1492@lycos.com   
   Re: removing radiator stop leak   
   20 Jun 20 12:13:01   
   
   From: csr684@NOTyahoo.com   
      
   pedro1492@lycos.com wrote:   
   > On Saturday, June 13, 2020 at 12:07:32 PM UTC+8, Steve W. wrote:   
   >> About the only way I have gotten any success with a core clogged with   
   >> stop leak was to use a flush gun and blast it in reverse, even then it   
   >> wasn't a big success but the core did provide some heat.   
   >> The one I have uses shop air and water to generate pulses of pressurized   
   >> water to break up crud and flush it out. It's a twin to the OTC 6043   
   >> but I've had it for a long time..   
   >>   
   >   
   > He took it to a radiator workshop. They flushed it with their rig.   
   > Now it is lukewarm, so half the tubes are still probably blocked.   
      
   About what I would expect.   
      
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   Steve W.   
      
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