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Old 05-29-2008, 01:04 PM
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Ok I completely took out the radiator and cleaned the fins, also took off and cleaned the thermostat, and the reservoir aka expansion tank, then I put everything back, I went to walmart and bought some Prestone Radiator Flush. BTW Before I did that I did as you said and took the upper hose off and water did start coming out. So I thought maybe The radiator needs to be flushed or something, So I got the Radiator flush followed the instructions and I was done with the 3rd step which was to let the car idle for 10 mins so the flush can cycle and then I was supposed to wait for an hour to let it cool down so I can drain it again, Well while waiting for it to cool down I came in got on the net and checked my threads to see if I had any more help when I got a message that said let the car run check the hoses and feel how hot they are and that the bottom one to the radiator should be hotter than the upper one and if not the water is not cycling properly, well I checked and the upper one was really hot and the lower one was very cool, so was this a good way to check or no? Also I am starting the think it is the thermostat, sound possible?
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