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Redog · 10-28-2011, 07:17 PM

I've heard that you need to do a POSTIVE flush to get all the Dex out because of the sludge issue.

My mech made the switch for me once with a LIMG gasket job, but I had my current mech do it again at the HG job in the summer of 2010. I wasn't ready to tackle a HG on this motor yet.

I did lose a lot of coolant when my water pump started to go eariler this year, reason being, for perventive maintaince, I changed the main rad hoses since they were comming up on their 11th birthday, plus the lower one was collapased. (took me longer to get the stock clamp off the lower than to cange the WP and the upper hose. Broke my clamp tool in the process too

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As for the petrooster, I tried to turn it, had too much trouble and saw what was going to happen if I got it open, so I said "eff it" and just pulled the hose off anyway

I've heard the WP goes when you flush the cooling system, but I never had a problem, but at 11 years old, I would change the hoses and WP if they are still both orginal

10-28-2011, 07:17 PM	#6
Redog Aleromod part owner Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Far Northeast Philadelphia, PA Posts: 18,199	I've heard that you need to do a POSTIVE flush to get all the Dex out because of the sludge issue. My mech made the switch for me once with a LIMG gasket job, but I had my current mech do it again at the HG job in the summer of 2010. I wasn't ready to tackle a HG on this motor yet. I did lose a lot of coolant when my water pump started to go eariler this year, reason being, for perventive maintaince, I changed the main rad hoses since they were comming up on their 11th birthday, plus the lower one was collapased. (took me longer to get the stock clamp off the lower than to cange the WP and the upper hose. Broke my clamp tool in the process too ) As for the petrooster, I tried to turn it, had too much trouble and saw what was going to happen if I got it open, so I said "eff it" and just pulled the hose off anyway I've heard the WP goes when you flush the cooling system, but I never had a problem, but at 11 years old, I would change the hoses and WP if they are still both orginal __________________ *33% ALEROMOD OWNER!!* 2000 Olds Alero 3400 SFI 14.53 @ 94.93 1985 Olds Delta 88 307 SBO 17.96 @ 76.99 2007 Volvo V50 T5 6M 15.782 @ 89.12 www.facebook.com/kb0177 Last edited by Redog : 10-28-2011 at 07:20 PM.