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G13SJC

G13SJC

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Is it safe for me to run the car with just water in the cooling pipes for a week?

Im hoping to flush out the remnents of any oil following my recent rebuild.

I have a bottle of OAT antifreeze ready to go in, but didnt want to chance spoiling it. Have flushed all hoses and rad with garden hose, but still keep finding 'blobs of emulsified oil'

Any ideas folks??
 
G13SJC said:
Is it safe for me to run the car with just water in the cooling pipes for a week?

Im hoping to flush out the remnents of any oil following my recent rebuild.

I have a bottle of OAT antifreeze ready to go in, but didnt want to chance spoiling it. Have flushed all hoses and rad with garden hose, but still keep finding 'blobs of emulsified oil'

Any ideas folks??
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no probs in this weather.
 
Use forte cooling system flush. May need 2 or 3 cycles but it is excellent and is what the MGR dealers used on the countless HGF repairs they do each week.
 
safe for a bit on water but dont forget that anti freeze also stops corrosion iv seen old alloy heads of classic cars rotted to bits as they had no antifreeze in the good old days so im told
 
G13SJC said:
Is it safe for me to run the car with just water in the cooling pipes for a week?
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Glad ta see yer up and running , and should be ok this time oh year ,and a good idea as yer still checkin her . . . :) :) :)
 
iand1967 said:
safe for a bit on water but dont forget that anti freeze also stops corrosion iv seen old alloy heads of classic cars rotted to bits as they had no antifreeze in the good old days so im told
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Plus that it serves as lubricant to lube all moving parts in the circuit.
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
yeah Willo - yube right - but we only talkin about 1 week here - shd be no prob - unless he goin to Siberia.:D
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Yes, I know and I agree it won't hurt but I just added that bit to show my part of the wisdom tree you see ??:D :D :D
 
don't be such a tight wad, bung some proper coolant in and save yerself any problems by running without it..remeber its only a couple of squid fer the right stuff and countless millions to fix yer gaylander
 
no it ain't but it will stop any problems that will occur because he ain't got proper coolant in it..
as fer flushing it i'd bung the hose in it and back flush the **** over night
 
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