coolant filter 4 falcon

[cisco170]

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hello getting ready for summer temps. new 3row rad, plus coolant filter to keep it clean ?? all 3/8 pipe pumping cheers 8)

 

[cisco170]

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[chad]

Thanks for the post (and esp the pic!) So U spin off the white housing and pull out a cartridge/filter? What does it catch from the motor/radiator? could you avoid any contamination in there by using distilled H2O instead - bypass all the extra plumbing? Asked in ignorance not to make a point...

 

[cisco170]

hello, have tried using distilled water. My engine seems to keep releasing rust and scale, will post, if it works well as expected ? cheers 8)

 

[gb500]

i cant seethe photo but :

i have a falcon that had sat around for years - the block was full of rust flakes etc .(didnt realise though)

first time i drove it at highway speeds the car overheated - rust had come loose and blocked the radiator.

so another radiator and best flush i could do with engine in car ( ie hose) and this time installed a the 'foot' of a womens stocking in the top hose and over the thermostat housing outlet ( and no - fishnets dont work!)

still there (reoplaced once or twice )and still catching little flakes in it .

if your stystem was squeaky clean - ie rebuilt and acid flushed block etc the with coolant it should stay clean - but if an old block i allways put the stocking in the top hose

 

[gb500]

if your filter only has 3/8 piping to it - it wont be full flow - it will only clean a side strream- thus any flakes may bypass the fliter and still end up in rad.

a full flow filter to catch every thing is needed

 

[chad]

seems to keep releasing rust and scale

the flush and radiator-out-&-"boiled" clean (special bath) should do it 1 & for all. then the 'good radiator water' with the proper anti freeze/boil.. @ most a flush every 2 yrs. or so then on. Some place all sorts a additives, not me.
We can give U some excellent flush methods if wanted...

I like yer ingenuity and piping ability!!!

 

[cisco170]

hello after 500 miles dally driver, removed my radiator for changing fan, i carefully checked coolant for rust, stilt,chips, before reusing, turns out its very very clean. happy with filter coolant system. good upgrade 8) cheers

 

[rocklord]

You may want to check this one out; it splices into the upper hose.

http://www.tefba.com/index.html

 

[Henning_1966]

These also splice into the radiator hose.

http://autocoolantfilter.com/

 

[rocklord]

These also splice into the radiator hose.

http://autocoolantfilter.com/

The advantage to the Tefba filter is that it had a removable cap to clean out the rust without having to disconnect the filter from the hose.

 

[cisco170]

hello with the coolant filter i am using , you can close ball valves, don't lose any coolant, and change filter, 8) easy cheers

 

[chad]

close ball valves
(Kouwell!!! in more ways than 1!).
Some would not like the 'extra' stuff under the bonnet. The 2 worthy alternatives listed above R "extra stuff" too, but smaller...