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Subject:Citric Acid Radiator Fix
From:tabe johnson
Date:Wed, 13 Jul 2005 00:31:42 -0400

Yes, summer is here (finally!) and we can have
the annual overheating and air conditioning
discussions; in the winter we can talk about
snow tires, hard starting, and blowing oil cooler
O-rings.

Count me in for the overheating!  (I'll be getting
my pyrometer in the mail any day now so I can see
what's going on with my system.)

So, 500g of Citric Acid in 1 gallon of water
will do... what?  (I'm not doubting, just asking)
Does the water come out all icky and black or what?

I was trying to figure out a quantitative way of
measuring how clogged a radiator is.  The only thing
I could come up with was filling a radiator with
water, then dumping it out and seeing how long it
takes.  Anyone have a better idea?

tabe johnson/87 westy

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