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: What's the best way to clean the coolant tank?


chuntag95
10-10-2010, 07:30 PM
I know I read that someone had really good luck cleaning there coolant tank skung out with ????? What will get the black, green and other debris out since you can't really get into it?

la350
10-11-2010, 03:34 PM
I don't know about the coolant tank but I just cleaned the brake fluid tanks on my S10 and Dmax. I removed the tanks, washed them under hot water in the sink. I then put a few squirts of Super Clean/Purple Stuff in the tank, a bit more hot water and shook like crazy. They both came out looking like new. I don't know if it would work for water deposits in the coolant tank but it might be worth a try. If you do try it, post back and let us know if it worked!

swisstyphoon
10-11-2010, 04:05 PM
I removed the tank, and filled it with some engine cleaner/degreaser, hot water and shook it. Let it sit for a while and cleaned it out with a pressure washer, it came out pretty good.

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/garageimage.php?do=full&p=114855

chuntag95
10-11-2010, 05:39 PM
I put in some kitchen degreaser and that helped but there were a few places it didn't come loose. I'm going to try the engine degreaser next and see if that helps. I need something to do since I'm waiting on high pressure fuel lines.

dmaxalliTech
10-11-2010, 07:04 PM
Ultrasonic works very well.

chuntag95
10-11-2010, 10:31 PM
Ultrasonic works very well.

You sell those on your site too? My tool tax for this injector job was all Snap-On which I couldn't have done this without. "Snap-On, when nothing else in the world will fit."

dmaxalliTech
10-11-2010, 10:35 PM
LOL, Nope sorry.

In the market for a new machine and been checking some out. Kind of drooling over them lately