cooling system flush

renovation · 03-19-2007, 03:49 PM

any ideas what it should cost to have the heater and cooling system .flushed and filled with new anitfreeze .my heater is clog and not giveing any heat .was told to have it flushed by a friend .who just did a bunch of work on it ,but haas no water in his garage right now due to it being winter .the trucks a 1993 Ford E-150 converison with a rear heater .

mechmike0034 · 03-19-2007, 09:50 PM

How do you know it is clogged? Are you sure it isn't just low on coolant? Does the heater control valve (if there is one) work?

If it truly is clogged, the core may need replacing.

Do both of the heater hoses get hot when the van reaches operating temperature?

renovation · 03-20-2007, 08:37 AM

it was check by a mech .friend and he said that is whats needed . he would of done it but like i said he had no running water right now out in his shop

or he would of .and it been part of the bill when he replaced the oil pan ,and starter and repaired other things it needed .this is all thats left .but being michigan and he heats his shop with a wood burner .he cant keep water running out there . and im heading on a trip next week so i have to get this done .

stufine · 03-20-2007, 04:59 PM

just a guess but be ready to buy a new heater core

on the other hand some 90's chevys had this problem worse than anything i've ever seen. a system flush ended up needing heater core and water pump. couple months later a new short block. my inlaws were ticked. a flush in cinti, oh is about 75.00

LPMiller · 03-20-2007, 05:16 PM

you can get that sort of thing done at a rapid oil. I don't think they cost THAT much. However, that can be a hard thing to know if you actually need one. It's possible your core is shot, or that the thermostate is sticking.

renovation · 03-20-2007, 05:26 PM

thanks guy cost me $80 .there was a clog in the heater core .brown sludge nasty pressure tested ok .and no leaks now hope it stay holding.
taking the truck to florida next week .one way it be staying there forever .

all we do is park it here anyway .

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renovation Admiral Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail Posts: 5,029	cooling system flush any ideas what it should cost to have the heater and cooling system .flushed and filled with new anitfreeze .my heater is clog and not giveing any heat .was told to have it flushed by a friend .who just did a bunch of work on it ,but haas no water in his garage right now due to it being winter .the trucks a 1993 Ford E-150 converison with a rear heater . __________________ You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail

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mechmike0034 aka the keg killer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ala-effin'-bama! Posts: 2,738	How do you know it is clogged? Are you sure it isn't just low on coolant? Does the heater control valve (if there is one) work? If it truly is clogged, the core may need replacing. Do both of the heater hoses get hot when the van reaches operating temperature? __________________ "The price of progress is trouble." (C. F. "Boss" Kettering) "50% of the American public has below-average intelligence. 70% of the American public now has regular access to the Internet. Do the math." (unknown)

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LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,161	you can get that sort of thing done at a rapid oil. I don't think they cost THAT much. However, that can be a hard thing to know if you actually need one. It's possible your core is shot, or that the thermostate is sticking. __________________ lpmiller Chief News Editor Nobel Prize Nominee Reverend in the Universal Life Church Once Shot A Man For Snoring Too Loud Way Too Lazy To Change His Signature "The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference." - Calvin and Hobbes

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03-20-2007, 08:37 AM	#3
renovation Admiral Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail Posts: 5,029	it was check by a mech .friend and he said that is whats needed . he would of done it but like i said he had no running water right now out in his shop or he would of .and it been part of the bill when he replaced the oil pan ,and starter and repaired other things it needed .this is all thats left .but being michigan and he heats his shop with a wood burner .he cant keep water running out there . and im heading on a trip next week so i have to get this done .

03-20-2007, 04:59 PM	#4
stufine Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 143	just a guess but be ready to buy a new heater core on the other hand some 90's chevys had this problem worse than anything i've ever seen. a system flush ended up needing heater core and water pump. couple months later a new short block. my inlaws were ticked. a flush in cinti, oh is about 75.00

03-20-2007, 05:26 PM	#6
renovation Admiral Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: You could pick up Lindsay Lohan for less than a intel 990x, and still have money left over to bail her outta jail Posts: 5,029	thanks guy cost me $80 .there was a clog in the heater core .brown sludge nasty pressure tested ok .and no leaks now hope it stay holding. taking the truck to florida next week .one way it be staying there forever . all we do is park it here anyway .

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