how do you clean your radiator?
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how do you clean your radiator?
My radiator has tons on tiny pebbles and probably more that I can't see. I want to clean it, do I have to take it out to clean it or will just a water hose work?
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id clean it out with water
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whats wrong with it that youneed to clean it? you have tons of pebbles IN it???????
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well if its pebbles thats stuck between the veins of the radiator, they are actually imbedded in the condensor of the ac system, because thats infront of the radiator. you cant just remove that (with out discharging the system) to clean. you would want to try to carefully try to wash the stones out from the back side, and use a littel pic and hand pic the rest out
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fsttyms that is what I am talking about the little veins in from of radiator I didn't know that was the AC condenser though. I did want to clean that because my AC is raspy and loud. So high pressure hose wouldn't work. Can I just spray water on the backside to try and get them to shoot out?
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Originally Posted by sbuswell
fsttyms that is what I am talking about the little veins in from of radiator I didn't know that was the AC condenser though. I did want to clean that because my AC is raspy and loud. So high pressure hose wouldn't work. Can I just spray water on the backside to try and get them to shoot out?
you need to find out whats making the noise.
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Originally Posted by sbuswell
so will doing this help with the AC noise I am hearing? Can you buy those straighteners at places like autozone?
findout what it is. AC on or Not, stones in the condenser wouldnt make noise
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Originally Posted by sbuswell
so would there be any benefit to be had from cleaning the pebbles and other debris from the condensor or is it just a waste of time pretty much?
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sorry just had to mention this incase
By Darryl James, eHow Contributor
Instant leaks must be repaired quickly to avoid damage to the engine.
A leak can occur in a radiator in an instant. A car's cooling system is pressurized and the pressure can cause an old, worn rubber hose to pop open and spill coolant out of the cooling system. That pressure can also cause seams in a plastic radiator that are already weak from stress to open. Rocks, dirt and other debris from the road can fly into the radiator and cause punctures. An instant leak in the radiator can instantly cause the radiator to malfunction and allow the engine's temperature to rise to damaging levels. An instant leak must also be repaired quickly, in order to prevent damage to the engine or the car's cooling system.
Read more: How to Stop an Instant Leak in a Radiator | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7622014_stop...#ixzz2A77MPzuE
Instant leaks must be repaired quickly to avoid damage to the engine.
A leak can occur in a radiator in an instant. A car's cooling system is pressurized and the pressure can cause an old, worn rubber hose to pop open and spill coolant out of the cooling system. That pressure can also cause seams in a plastic radiator that are already weak from stress to open. Rocks, dirt and other debris from the road can fly into the radiator and cause punctures. An instant leak in the radiator can instantly cause the radiator to malfunction and allow the engine's temperature to rise to damaging levels. An instant leak must also be repaired quickly, in order to prevent damage to the engine or the car's cooling system.
Read more: How to Stop an Instant Leak in a Radiator | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7622014_stop...#ixzz2A77MPzuE
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