Cooling system woes

[RonD]

Yes, some kind of coolant additive, "stop leak" type product would be likely
Heater core and radiator might be blocked up
I would pull the water pump and flush the block

 

[Ranger Mark]

Yes, some kind of coolant additive, "stop leak" type product would be likely
Heater core and radiator might be blocked up
I would pull the water pump and flush the block

Good idea. Thanks. I'm going to see if someone local can clean the heads for me also. If not then I will try to find long ass bendable nylon brushes

 

[RonD]

I just use a small flex hose attached to garden hose to fish thru passages in the block

Heads need to be surfaced as well, machine shop can clean then

 

[Denisefwd93]

Wow! That has obviously been leaking for a very long time!

 

[Craig0320]

Keep us updated.

 

[Ranger Mark]

So yesterday I'm cleaning the block and start poking around the coolant passages with a bamboo skewer. In the very back one (the long one), I feel sand.

I came up with using my stinger shop vac and a crevice tool, to that I attached a piece of 3/16" fuel line using gorella tape.

Here's the crap I got out of the passages.

So today I'm using brushes I got at harbor freight.

 

[Dirtman]

Bars leak is such awesome stuff

 

[Craig0320]

Bars leak is such awesome stuff

It definitely leaves some nasty stuff in there.

 

[RonD]

I have had the same in the back corners of several "V" engine blocks I have flushed out

 

[Nez'sRanger]

I noticed you're in so cal... Have you tried cylinder head exchange in San Fernando? They would be a good place to start. That's what I did with my 2.9. two fresh heads with cleaned up valves. Shouldn't cost more than 400-500.

 

[Ranger Mark]

I noticed you're in so cal... Have you tried cylinder head exchange in San Fernando? They would be a good place to start. That's what I did with my 2.9. two fresh heads with cleaned up valves. Shouldn't cost more than 400-500.

So far my heads actually look to be in good shape. The pistons didn't have excessive carbon for the miles. I've been using the scotch-Brite green pads to clean the gasket surface's and it's looking good.

 

[Ranger Mark]

I'm finally where I feel like the block is clean. After sucking all the water out and letting it dry, I used the brushes to scrub out all I could and then used a blow gun to get it done. All my neighbor's could see was a big red cloud.

On to the heads.

 

[Ranger Mark]

Not done yet but, I've decided if I ever see someone pick up a can of stop leak, I'm going to knock the shit out of their hand and give them a one hour, unwanted, tutorial on the dangers of giving your car drugs.

 

[Craig0320]

Not done yet but, I've decided if I ever see someone pick up a can of stop leak, I'm going to knock the shit out of their hand and give them a one hour, unwanted, tutorial on the dangers of giving your car drugs.

They are all a temp fix to unload a dying car on someone for car salesmen that are crooks. I have seen it many times. A reputible car dealer I do side work for bought a mint 4runner and made it 100 miles before it started overheating. Pulled the heads and basically same kind of crap was on the inside. All that stop leak stuff is junk. Glad you are getting everything sorted out.

 

[cbxer55]

Too funny, but the instructions for my 2006 Suzuki M109R actually call for putting some stop leak in every time you do a coolant change. I have ignored those instructions.