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How to clean dirty coolant tank?
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The topic is what I was wondering......I bought a used coolant tank from a fellow lister, when it arrived it had a nice almost white appearance, but the inside of the tank was ...well...a little grungy... headgasket or oil cooler seals gone bad... The one on my car is BROWN, not dirty, but very BROWN...
So I tried: Tide..................Nope Clorox...............Nope Mineral Spirits....Nope Goof off.............Nope took breather...explained to wife that bathtub will be OK, and YES I will clean up my mess...BUT I had to get this part clean first... Baking Soda......A Little but NOPE Krud Kutter........Nope Goof Off Gell......Nope GASOLINE.........NOPE..and don't try it... then I waited...letting it soak in mixture of chemicals.... days passed...wife asks me to move part for kids to use bathtub...OK more days pass.... then I had an idea.... What's the best part of Waking Up??? It's Folgers in your tub... Attachment 1211738 MMMM...I like the results.... Attachment 1211739 All flushed out, NOW I can't wait to get this thing installed.... Attachment 1211740 All those other things didn't do a damn thing to the crap on the inside of the tank, but $1.00 or so worth of Coffee stripped that gunk right out... some vigourous shaking involved... but voila... now it can go into the engine bay.... |
Your car will have coffee breath. NIZASTY!
Looks good! lol |
Would have never guessed. How on earth did you figure that out?
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Coffee ????? really......... what made you think of that ? LOL
Nice job, I tried all kind of things like you did, gave up and bought a new one. Will give coffe a try, was that leaded or unleaded ? :D |
I always thought people used things like bleach, lemon juice and sometimes salt to clean stuff like that.
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Originally Posted by 944obscene
(Post 6772699)
Your car will have coffee breath. NIZASTY!
Looks good! lol
Originally Posted by ritzblitz
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Would have never guessed. How on earth did you figure that out?
Originally Posted by David Floyd
(Post 6772721)
Coffee ????? really......... what made you think of that ? LOL
Nice job, I tried all kind of things like you did, gave up and bought a new one. Will give coffe a try, was that leaded or unleaded ? :D
Originally Posted by 944obscene
(Post 6772729)
I always thought people used things like bleach, lemon juice and sometimes salt to clean stuff like that.
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your a genious wow thats great! what did it look like before?
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Hmmm.... Now I am reconsidering my coffee tomorrow...
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it was white, but NASTY on the inside.... I didn't get any pics before I started :banghead:, but shot a PM to the lister I got it from to ask him if he has any pics of it...
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Think there's anything we could put in the tank (while it's empty of course) to seal the plastic and preserve the white finish?
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Originally Posted by 944obscene
(Post 6772796)
Think there's anything we could put in the tank (while it's empty of course) to seal the plastic and preserve the white finish?
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you could always paint it and tap two holes with 2 small J pipes and connect with a clear piece of tube between them to tell if the coolant level is adequate but of course that just 2 more places it can leak but if done right you shouldnt have problems
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Wow....
You learn something every day! TonyG |
I have to laugh that coffee worked so well. I had a tank that laughed at any chemicals but the only discoloration was from residue. I put some fine gravel in it with water and shook it around through all the chambers; getting all the gravel out took longer than all the other cures combined. I'll give the coffee a try but I still think it's one of those miracle concepts I'll never fully comprehend.
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John, that is awesome! Looks like I've got (yet) another project :)
-Rogue |
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