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Car Forum / GMC Cars / February 2006coolant flush
The heater core on my daughters GMC Jimmy seems to be plugged. Its not a full plug as some water comes out but the hose is cool. I have called around and its over $700 to replace it and its not a job I can do with my shoulders. I was told by a shop they could flush it for $70. I went to auto zone and found Prestone Super Cleaner. What are your thoughts of investing the money for a flush or should I try the cleaner and flush it myself. I was told by one garage they flush with a garden hose and I am thinking hell I can do that. Just the core is blocked, any sludge in the cooling system, what year truck? > The heater core on my daughters GMC Jimmy seems to be plugged. Its not a > full plug as some water comes out but the hose is cool. I have called [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the cleaner and flush it myself. I was told by one garage they flush with > a garden hose and I am thinking hell I can do that. 98 Jimmy 4.3 with AC If I take the heater hose off I get some flow, but its up to temp one hose is hot one is a little warm. I changed the thermostat > Just the core is blocked, any sludge in the cooling system, what year > truck? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- It would be unusual for just the heater core to clog without some issues in the rest of the cooling system, before you spend any money here, I would take the rad cap off and drain enough coolant to see down in the radiator and look at the cores and general condition of the coolant, see if it looks " muddy". > 98 Jimmy 4.3 with AC > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption >> =---- I did flush it the best I could with a garden hose. I replaced the cap it was filled with a rusty gum. The reservoir is a reddish rust color. Inside the radiator the spring looking thing that I think is part of the transmission cooler was covered with this same rusty looking crap. My question is will the cleaner do as good a job as the $70 flush from a shop? > It would be unusual for just the heater core to clog without some issues > in the rest of the cooling system, before you spend any money here, I [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption > =---- You need to have a pro look at this, could be the dexcool is contaminated and has started to sludge up which can be another issue other than a simple flush. >I did flush it the best I could with a garden hose. I replaced the cap it >was filled with a rusty gum. The reservoir is a reddish rust color. Inside [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption >> =---- The flush is worth a try in this case. Although it sounds like you have a coolant leak somewhere. Maybe the intake? The coolant gets rusty, slimmy, like your saying when there is a air leak. So the flush might help for a while but intil the leak is found and fixed you might run into this again in 6 months. > I did flush it the best I could with a garden hose. I replaced the cap it > was filled with a rusty gum. The reservoir is a reddish rust color. Inside > the radiator the spring looking thing that I think is part of the > transmission cooler was covered with this same rusty looking crap. My > question is will the cleaner do as good a job as the $70 flush from a shop? The rusty looking crap might very well be stop leak. Better parts stores will have Permatex radiator flush available, comes in a quart bottle. It's acid so use appropriate caution. 1/3 to 1/2 bottle depending on how dirty the system is. Follow the directions on the bottle. You need to reverse the flow thru the heater core to loosen the muck. Your FLAPS should be able to sell you 5/8" to 3/4" hose adaptors, you need two and one piece of 5/8" heater hose and one piece 3/4" heater hose, 4"-6" long. Install the short pieces of hose with the size adaptors so that the inlet and outlet heater hoses can be reversed, flush the cooling system until clear water runs, add the Permatex radiator flush and drive the truck for 15-20 minutes fully warmed up. Flush the system again, let the water run for 20-40 minutes, best is if you open the block drains so everything that might be trapped in the block has a way to escape. Change the heater hoses back to where they belong. Refill with fresh Dexcool in the proper mix. Replace the radiator cap, fill the overflow to the "HOT" mark. I've had 100% success doing this on S and T trucks with blocked heater cores, and it beats the hell out of pulling the dash and changing the heater core. Naturally, if you're going to do this, you'll want to make absolutely certain that the intake manifold gaskets haven't failed (i.e., has it had a history of coolant loss?) I have had to add a small amount of coolant now and then but really don't know how much. If it needs a new heater core, and A/C is also not working. My thinking is try the flush if still no heat its time to replace the car. >> I did flush it the best I could with a garden hose. I replaced the cap it >> was filled with a rusty gum. The reservoir is a reddish rust color. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > absolutely certain that the intake manifold gaskets haven't failed > (i.e., has it had a history of coolant loss?) what happens when you shove the hose up your a.s? sorry group this sick person is stalking me on line. He has followed me to groups I visit. > what happens when you shove the hose up your a.s? >sorry group this sick person is stalking me on line. He has followed me to >groups I visit. I've got some pillow biter that follows me too. >what happens when you shove the hose up your a.s? Your momma comes out with the rest of the sh.t, Mockingbird. Plonk! This guy has called my wife a slut and posted we are swingers. He has used my sig name so if you see a negative post it may not be me. He slams people on a disability group as being lazy. He also uses the name of Chuck P Adams. Watch him slam on me now LOL. Such a big man to say these things over the net. You can report a person for cyber stalking. >>what happens when you shove the hose up your a.s? > > Your momma comes out with the rest of the sh.t, Mockingbird. > Plonk! >I was told by one garage they flush with a >garden hose and I am thinking hell I can do that. BTDT. If the engine temps are OK and you don't see any junk in the rad when you remove the cap, just flush the core with a garden hose in both directions. I think I will take it to a shop and flush it. If I was able to work I would of replaced it with something new a couple years ago. >>I was told by one garage they flush with a >>garden hose and I am thinking hell I can do that. >> > BTDT. If the engine temps are OK and you don't see any junk in the rad > when you remove the cap, just flush the core with a garden hose in > both directions. >I think I will take it to a shop and flush it. If I was able to work I would >of replaced it with something new a couple years ago. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> when you remove the cap, just flush the core with a garden hose in >> both directions. Make sure they pay special attention to the core. A regular coolant flush might not get it. FWIW YMMV > The heater core on my daughters GMC Jimmy seems to be plugged. Its not a > full plug as some water comes out but the hose is cool. I have called [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the cleaner and flush it myself. I was told by one garage they flush with > a garden hose and I am thinking hell I can do that. Reading paraphenalia with my new heater core replacement mentions voltage in the coolant itself causing electrolysis. Little as .1+ volts is all that needed. The worst of it will be where the ground is located in the cooling system. IE radiator or heater core.  SignatureJonny > Reading paraphenalia with my new heater core replacement mentions voltage in > the coolant itself causing electrolysis. Little as .1+ volts is all that > needed. The worst of it will be where the ground is located in the cooling > system. IE radiator or heater core. It seems to me that the heater core would be about the least grounded component. Dave >> Reading paraphenalia with my new heater core replacement mentions voltage > in [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Dave Where the heater core integrated pipes enter the firewall from underhood, there's a bracket (metal) that separates and contacts the two pipes and is bolted to the firewall. And the two bands that hold the heater core proper are metal, use two metal screws each and are bolted to the firewall inside the passenger compartment. 94 Chevy Blazer S-10, V-6 4.3L Vortec engine, w/AC. SignatureJonny |
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