Truth to water seal failure???
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Truth to water seal failure???
My water seals went out pretty soon after i did a coolant flush and new radiator, just met a guy who said the same thing happend, we both took a few days to get our radiators and new coolant in after flushing it, is it possible that during those days the inside of the housing rusted a bit and caused some sort of malfunction, or is this just coincidence?
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You probably knocked some alumaseal or brittle bits of coolant seal loose when flushing. Your sure you didn't overheat it while flushing? It's unlikely that water alone sitting in the system for a few days rusted the passages. I've had a pile of junk irons sitting in my backyard for 4 years and they're not rusted.
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My water seals went out pretty soon after i did a coolant flush and new radiator, just met a guy who said the same thing happend, we both took a few days to get our radiators and new coolant in after flushing it, is it possible that during those days the inside of the housing rusted a bit and caused some sort of malfunction, or is this just coincidence?
But if you're looking to form a theory, it's possible that the flushing operation actually uncovered a weak point in the seal that was previously being covered by rust, scale, or other buildup. Kind of like cleaning an old rusty pipe joint to shiny bare metal with a wire brush, and then finding that you caused a leak because the rust was holding it together.
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i can see how a flush would disturb something, and show a coolant seal failure, but i actually have never see it.
my friend used to flush the engines with a pressure washer too
my friend used to flush the engines with a pressure washer too
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usually it is the air pocket that is created after the flush, that causes the overheat cycle that blows out the 25 year old seal or cracks the already compromised seal wall..
if you do the flush properly and refill and bleed the system properly i see no reason why a flush and fresh coolant would harm an engine.
if you do the flush properly and refill and bleed the system properly i see no reason why a flush and fresh coolant would harm an engine.
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