Zoltan, what year van do you have?  I just put rebuilt engine and new
radiator in my '84 along with some new hoses.  I used the garden hose to
flush out the parts I didn't replace (e.g., hoses to from oil cooler on
automatic transmission, to/from heater, and the big pipes that run to the
radiator.  I flushed both ways until the effluent ran clear.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA

----- Original Message -----
From: "zolo" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:39 PM
Subject: Flush and Wash cooling system

Hi guys,
I was wondering if there is an accepted way of filling up the cooling system
with some kind of chemichal, run the car for a while and drain it and flush
it again, hoping that this would clean out all the deposits and blocking
harmful stuff that makes our cooling system inefficient as time goes on.  It
is the first time for me to hear about the "citric acid" solvent and maybe
it is the way to go.
Who knows...?
Zoltan