Coolant Reservoir Clean Out

[mountie]

Oh shizzle….I did so many drugs in the 80’s I completely forgot the 80’s.

I understand...... I was around the 'stuff',...... ( I saw lines the size of baseball bats )....
But I had to get up early Saturday morning to go racing...... No hang overs for me......

 

[Rocket Man]

I understand...... I was around the 'stuff',...... ( I saw lines the size of baseball bats )....
But I had to get up early Saturday morning to go racing...... No hang overs for me......

There WERE no hangovers, we just didn’t go to sleep in the first place.

 

[MassHoe04]

I happened to come across this on YouTube. On how to deep clean a coolant reservoir. Might be an option that is "good enough" for many of us here, if you don't feel like buying a new reservoir.

 

[Rocket Man]

I happened to come across this on YouTube. On how to deep clean a coolant reservoir. Might be an option that is "good enough" for many of us here, if you don't feel like buying a new reservoir.

Not bad. I was actually wondering if bleach would do it. Maybe need a higher concentration, even full strength?

 

[MassHoe04]

Not bad. I was actually wondering if bleach would do it. Maybe need a higher concentration, even full strength?

Yeah... It did look like the guy used some kind of generic or dollar store bleach.

 

[RAMurphy]

Debated on trying this but in the end ordered a new one. Mine was so bad, I have to take a flash light to the opening to see the current level. A new one is much less work. Arrives tomorrow.

 

[S33k3r]

Do they have any clear ones?

 

[RAMurphy]

Not clear but close. My reservoir arrived today. I'll take pictures and post. Happy I came across this post.

 

[Rocket Man]

Do they have any clear ones?

Look at post #19 for a good close up of the new one I installed. It’s pretty clear. I don’t think you’d want it any more so, it would look weird to me.

 

[MassHoe04]

I am not a plastics expert or chemical engineer, but typically, a lot of clear plastics seem to be fairly rigid and often kind of brittle. The whiter or milk-jug-looking plastics seem to be softer and more flexible. maybe the color/clarity of the plastic used on the reservoirs is probably a result of having to deal with high temperature swings and a material that will not crack or split.

 

[RAMurphy]

Installed today. Looks great. Pictures forthcoming. Now I want to do my brake fluid reservoir, but a little more work than I might want to tackle. Although I do need to flush my brake fluid again.

 

[Rocket Man]

Installed today. Looks great. Pictures forthcoming. Now I want to do my brake fluid reservoir, but a little more work than I might want to tackle. Although I do need to flush my brake fluid again.

Great, you had to bring up the brake fluid reservoir.

 

[RAMurphy]

Lol. Well you change one and you notice the other. By the way I absolutely love your build. Wish I could install a supercharger on my 2002. I can't find one. Unfortunately I have a cable throttle body.

 

[Rocket Man]

Lol. Well you change one and you notice the other. By the way I absolutely love your build. Wish I could install a supercharger on my 2002. I can't find one. Unfortunately I have a cable throttle body.

Thanks. I was lucky on the TB- 2002 was the year they changed, and mine was built after the changeover.

 

[RAMurphy]

Ok, here's the picture. What a huge difference.