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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 08:53 AM
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How hard would it be for me to clean my own radiator? and should i just take it to a shop to get it done. thanks in advance for the help.
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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 09:59 AM
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i thought there is something u can flush down it to clean it? anyone else seen this before?
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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 10:45 AM
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thanks man. does anyone else have suggestions or info.
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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 10:47 AM
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Better of just taking it to your local radiator shop. Have them do a rod and boil, unless it's an original plastic tank radiator, then I would just get a new one for about $85.00-$100.00.
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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 11:56 AM
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thanks. the only problem is that in san antonio there's hundreds of radiator shops and i just moved here so i don't know who i can trust messin with my car and who i cant. sounds good though.
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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 12:54 PM
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Radiator pops off quick if you wanna take it in. Otherwise you can run some Prestone cleaner through it and flush it a few times, draining the block as well. The block drain bolt is a few inches to the left and up from the oil filter... can't really see it.
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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 03:37 PM
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thank yall so much. yall are alot of help.
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Old Sep 1, 2002 | 03:58 PM
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san antonio radiator...

you can get a brand new, all metal radiator with a lifetime warranty for about $120

San Antonio Radiator Co
(210) 736-1747

best car product store i've done business with here in san antonio...service is amazing
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