Flushing the Cooling System

[school_sucks1999@yahoo.com (Isidro Lepez)]

--- T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Isidro Lepez wrote:
> > 
> > Hey there folks.
> > 
> > Well the weather here in spokane is finally
> becoming
> > decently mild, and as a result the Rocco has had a
> > chance to show me that it needs some work.  The
> temp
> > on the rocco is a bit high when idling and i was
> > hoping i could get some of your opinions on what i
> > could use to flush the whole cooling system.
> > 
> > I heard Phosphoric acid works well on disloving
> crap
> > in the sytem.  Can anyone back this up, or give me
> an alternative?
> > 
> 
> 
> Do not do this, it will weaken the metal in the
> coolant system.  Better
> than acid would be a soap type product, something
> meant for this
> operation.
> 
> There is a Purple Power product a fellow lister will
> help me identify (I
> hope).
> 
> How high is high anyway? Maybe it's OK after all.
> Might just be a slow
> thermostat that fails to open very much. Look to get
> a replacement if
> you are going to flush the thing, don't slip by with
> one of those cheap
> Kragen models either. 
> 
> <http://www.parts4vws.com>  OR
> <http://www.germanautoparts.com> 
> 
> can hook you up.
> 
> hth,
> TBerk
>

Well its been running fine untill this week.  Then all
of a sudden i had almost overheating-like temperatures
tuesday.  I'm planning on revamping the whole system
with new parts.  Its probably about time the Rocco got
some lovin' anyways.

If someone could fill me in on the information of this
purple product that would be great.


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