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    #31
    If the water looks like it has rust flakes in it, I would suggest hosing out everything until it runs clear (including the heater core) and then maybe think about a coolant filter to keep the heater core from clogging up with the scale that is sure to come off the engine after refilling the system. I did this with my wife's 2000 and the filter clogged in 2 weeks. Lots of chunks. Changed the filter and new one lasted 2 months... and the last one lasted the rest of the year (from install) and wasn't clogged yet (still dirty).

    The one I used was:
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CSINYU/

    and I added heat rated valves to keep from creating large air pockets or having the system drain out while changing said filter: (This also creates a shut-off point in case the heater core dumps it's guts.)
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006VE3CI6/

    I use this no-chemical filter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014B8S8A/ Where I mounted it over the suspension this allows clearance for the upper control arm to not hit it. The full size filter gets beat up.

    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
    rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
    Originally posted by gadget73
    ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
    Originally posted by dmccaig
    Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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