THE BIRDMAN
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What can be used to clean the inside of the radiator overlfow tank.I have some residue inside of mine and would just llike to get it all nice and cleaned up.But am unsure of what to use to do it.
Jay
Jay
What can be used to clean the inside of the radiator overlfow tank.I have some residue inside of mine and would just llike to get it all nice and cleaned up.But am unsure of what to use to do it.
Jay
B-B's work pretty good.....
I used those along with a degreaser like simple green. That got a lot of it, but I took a tootbrush and scotch bright pad to get the rest of it.B-B's work pretty good.....
I made up a simple device from a wire coathanger and a shop towel. Cut the coathanger to a suitable length. Scrunch up a shop towel into a strip and bend one end of the coathanger around the center of it. Fold the other end of the coathanger over so that a drill chuck can get ahold of it. Chuck up your "flex-shaft" swab you just created, and run it down inside the reservoir with a soap solution or Simple Green. Control the RPM's so it doesn't get carried away, and swab out the reservoir. Reverse your drill sevaral times to help get into the corners. With a little maneuvering, it will come out clean. This is what I did with mine, and it looks practically new.
I would avoid petroleum-based solvents on the tank; its made from polypropylene (PP), and can become brittle.
Good Luck,
JD
First after removing it from the car............I plugged the hose and poured in some simple green to get most of the crap loose. Dump it out and use an air hose or water to flush out the bottle.