Ok make a long story short, I put 100 leaded aviation gas in my cooling system awhile ago, I had put the race gas in a empty coolant container . I did a full flush after, now I think its causing my engine to overheat. When you take the cap off its still spewing out gunky white stuff. I've changed thermostat, headgasket, water pump. Anybody know what i can put in my cooling system to clean everything inside? Please no smart comments (that goes to you /dustin/ )


[Modified by LsTurbo91, 1:41 PM 2/15/2002]

 

i think draino works .. or is that for drains...

 

You prolly shoulda flushed with straight water first, before adding any coolant. That white **** might be a chemical reaction between the coolant and Gasoline. You should try draining everything complete and running a few flushs with water or something.

Suprdave

 

Actually i did drain it with water for an 1hr took the upper radiator hose off so i know it wouldnt go back in to the system. What im wondering is if it can stick to the walls/block/heater etc., That's why i wanna completely clean it.

 

are your sure your drain isnt clog. Theres some good products there at home depot that can solve your issues...

 

umm drain..ok!? Not in a real good mood right now after changing my damn headgasket and i've been up all night, so I appreciate you keep your smart comments to yourself.

Somebody lock this sh*T, I don't even know why i posted this all im gonna get is smartass remarks. Your smart remarks are just as stupid as newbies asking stupid questions.

 

I'd go to whatever autostore and look for coolant system cleaner.. not sure what there is or what works, but there must be something.....

just an idea..hope you figure it out.

 

agreed. There are commercially available products to flush your system with. I would have done that from the start.

 

he meant drain on ur radiator

 

there definitely should be some sort of award for this.

 

DO NOT use Draino, NOR any other plumbing related drain cleaners..!!!
those things have a pH close to 12 or higher...they're seriously ****
your water pump bearings, and do some serious dammage....
they'll etch away at the block internals..!!!
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~js...O%20LIQUID.htm

water neutralizes pretty much everything,
to clean, use the regular rad flush stuff, and use it several times..
till no more soapy residue..

hth

 

u seem knowledgeable so i'll ask: water dilutes water based products, right? when you say neutralizes, do you mean makes it more basic? like closer to a pH of 7? or do u just mean dilute?

 

pH scale

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
ACIDIC.....N.........BASIC.........

acids are 1-6
neutral is 7
basic is 8-14

water neutralizes pretty much most chemicals
its already close to neutral already... +/- 7
depending what tap or sewer u get it from

add water to an acid (eg hydrochloric acid) the acid netralizes to a
more neutral level....
add water to a base (eg sodium hybroxide) the base neutralizes to
a more neutral base...
all depends how much water u add...the more water the more to
neutral.!!

hth

 

What would happen if you put a cup of water in a gallon of acid?

 

you aways "add the acid" as a general lab rule..

with that large amount of acid and small amount of water
youd slightly dilute the acid, not increase its pH by much

then again it depends on the acid..

 

You are in school, ain't cha. Mr. Ph balance.

 

I think Viren has just been in the same sort of mood I have been lately...... =P

So it still overheats even after changing the head gasket.. ugh... ?? Is there like something literally stuck in your cooling system like a socket or something? =P

Dustin

 

It makes the overall mixture more neutral but it does not really neutralize anything.

 

water gets you pretty damn close to neutral levels,
you can only do soo much i mean u still have these acidic or basic
ion in solution, youre not really getting rid of them...

only way to 100% neutralize an acid is to add the same amount of base
same goes for neutralizing a base..