Good idea. How much water to simple green do you use? Does the starter have to come out to get the p/s block plug? I hate that f**king thing :roflmao:
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i cant remember on that plug. its been a long time since i drained the block on a dmax in the truck.
in your case, id put a 1/4 of a gallon of the concentrate in, then fill with water. a little goes a long ways with simple green
in your case, id put a 1/4 of a gallon of the concentrate in, then fill with water. a little goes a long ways with simple green
I agree with James.
Do a good flush and see where that gets you.
A drain/fill won't get the crap out
Do a good flush and see where that gets you.
A drain/fill won't get the crap out
Cool, looks like I'll be doing a flush then. Still curious to pull some of the milky looking stuff out and see if I can figure out what it is.
Do you guys use distilled water for the flush, or just tap water?
Do you guys use distilled water for the flush, or just tap water?
I have done this a couple times when trans coolers broke in people's radiators.
Half quart of simple green with tap water. Drain, and do it again. Then again with just straight tap water, then the last time with Prestone Flush and distilled water. Usually comes out super clean, then fill with coolant & distilled water.
Half quart of simple green with tap water. Drain, and do it again. Then again with just straight tap water, then the last time with Prestone Flush and distilled water. Usually comes out super clean, then fill with coolant & distilled water.
I may have mis-led you on the block heater hole. I thought it was a threaded plug like the gas LS engines. I went looking for a pic of my Goodwrench, and it looks like it is a regular soft plug?
Maybe the plug to the left (and down) in this pic is a block drain? But I'd guess it's an oil gallery. I don't know. Hopefully somebody will chime in.
Maybe the plug to the left (and down) in this pic is a block drain? But I'd guess it's an oil gallery. I don't know. Hopefully somebody will chime in.
Simple green will foam like crazy, I overflowed the parts washer at work once when I ran out of the normal soap...
Anyways, we use dishwasher detergent at work (antifoaming), the liquid stuff is the best the powder can clog up the surge hose. I have had upwards of 50+ gallons of oil in the radiators of some machines, this stuff works like magic
Two or three flush jobs will usually do the trick. We send machines back to work for several hours between flushings to let the detergent really work. Nothing wrong with some full power runs to get the coolant moving good.
Anyways, we use dishwasher detergent at work (antifoaming), the liquid stuff is the best the powder can clog up the surge hose. I have had upwards of 50+ gallons of oil in the radiators of some machines, this stuff works like magic
Two or three flush jobs will usually do the trick. We send machines back to work for several hours between flushings to let the detergent really work. Nothing wrong with some full power runs to get the coolant moving good.
There's definitely oil in the coolant, and I think it's more than just residual crap left over from before.
Link to new thread I started about this:
http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?p=875426#post875426
Link to new thread I started about this:
http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?p=875426#post875426
Maybe I'll fill that one up with coolant too, since I seem to enjoy mixing it with everything
:rofl:
IIRC on my LBZ there was a block coolant drain bolt on passenger side marked with a yellow paint marker.