I ran into something similar to this in my new engine. Cooling system was packed with a Cosmoline like product (but granular, like caviar, not smooth like Crisco). Was packed solid. Dried out too. I dug out as much as possible, and erroneously thought the remainder would be water soluble. Ended up overheating on my inagural test drive due to no water circulation. Like you, I am now clear (and in this instance cool). Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "thebrave65" <johnnysher1@xxxx> wrote: > > > That was probably me. One of my pipe going into the heater core (the > ones next to the fuel tank) was totally blocked with crap. In fact, > the fluid that ran out of the core looked new which tells me there > was no circulation. > > I was in the process of flushing the system and replacing the > radiator and decided to take a look at the heater problem while I was > at it. > > I ended up using a wire hanger to clear the pipe. Plenty of heat now. > > Johnny > 5518 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/