Took my re-engined vehicle for its first road test tonight: For some reason the nice people in Douvrin France felt it necessary to totally impact my cooling system with a substance that resembles soap. Is absolutely everywhere. Guess it's intended to protect the engine until it is put into service. Cleaned it out of the water pump and the internal distribution pipe (with a plumber's snake). Took out block drain plugs and fished around in there until water poured in the internal pipe ports would at least pass through. Figured circulating coolant would clear out the rest. It did. My radiator is now totally stopped up with French soap. Upper inlet pipe gets luke warm. Lower outlet remains stone cold. Meanwhile coolant is boiling in the back of the car. This soap like substance only responds to hot water. Tomorrow I'll try to flush the radiator backwards with a hose pipe attached to the Diesel Shop hot water heater. May see you in Pigeon Forge in a vehicle that left Dearborn Michigan *WITHOUT* a bunch of soap in its water jacket... Bill Robertson #5939 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/