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Any tips on flushing my 88 TR&

Any tips on flushing my 88 TR's system??
Thanks..Robert

 

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Nothing to difficult about the

Nothing to difficult about the job. Just make sure you fully bleed the air out of the system after refilling to avoid thr chance of overheating the engine.

Please dispose of the coolant properly, it's toxic to children & animals.

Regards, JRV

 

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And do not use any flushing so

And do not use any flushing solution other than water!

 

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Yes and be ready for the gush

Yes and be ready for the gush of water when you remove the drain plugs at the bottom radiator tanks. It's a powerful blast that shoots horizontal for about 2-3 feet!

 

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How would you know that Bill?

 

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Hey thanks everybody, I guess

Hey thanks everybody, I guess the the most important thing is to bleed the system, I know I had issues with my bemer when I changed the fluid!! I need to dig in and find the bleeder valve, and go from there....

robert

 

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If you haven't already don

If you haven't already done so..there are also drain plugs at the rear of the cylinder heads. use a 17mm wrench and remove the plugs. Have a look at the pic I posted. You can see the black harness on the left side of the engine were it just passes over the edge of the head. Undernieth that is the drain plug.
leave the drain plugs out when you do the flush with water so all the antfreeze can be removed.

 

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Brian,
Had to laugh at that o

Brian,
Had to laugh at that one. You're a good guesser, got a face full trying to hold the pan in the right place the first time. Lessons learned the hard way.

RBO: There are three bleeders, one at each side and one in the middle below the center of the rear window. The one in the center is a b_tch to reach, leaning over the engine. I used a 10mm flex socket on 1/4" drive with long extension. Be careful not to overtighten, as the brass screw easily breaks in half, ask me how I found out.

 

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That's why most of my span

That's why most of my spanners (wrenches to you Yanks) are now of the "stubby" type, they are more than adequate and help those of us who can be heavy handed. Remember that your best tools are your torque wrenches, use them.

Brian