FYI...Time to blow out the radiator
06-21-2013, 12:46 PM
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FYI...Time to blow out the radiator
Those of us who've had these for awhile are very familiar with the bottom feeder theory of these cars scooping up everything on the road and passing it through the condenser and radiator. BUT for you newbies.....it's time to remove the air bridge and top radiator cover/support and use compressed air and blow out the trash plugging them up.
Symptoms are..... increasing coolant temps at idle and A/C blowing a little warmer at idle. You would be surprised at how much better the car is with clean radiator and a/c condenser.
Symptoms are..... increasing coolant temps at idle and A/C blowing a little warmer at idle. You would be surprised at how much better the car is with clean radiator and a/c condenser.
06-21-2013, 03:00 PM
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For sure !
I wrote a quick how to...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-radiator.html
I need better pictures when I do it again next time.
Toque
I wrote a quick how to...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-radiator.html
I need better pictures when I do it again next time.
Toque
06-21-2013, 03:07 PM
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Those of us who've had these for awhile are very familiar with the bottom feeder theory of these cars scooping up everything on the road and passing it through the condenser and radiator. BUT for you newbies.....it's time to remove the air bridge and top radiator cover/support and use compressed air and blow out the trash plugging them up.
Symptoms are..... increasing coolant temps at idle and A/C blowing a little warmer at idle. You would be surprised at how much better the car is with clean radiator and a/c condenser.
Symptoms are..... increasing coolant temps at idle and A/C blowing a little warmer at idle. You would be surprised at how much better the car is with clean radiator and a/c condenser.
06-21-2013, 03:29 PM
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06-21-2013, 05:35 PM
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Mine had nothing but blades of grass in every crevice. My neighbors blow all of their grass out in the street and it all gets sucked up into my radiator everyday lol. I have a lot of these cleaning sessions.
06-22-2013, 08:37 AM
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Looks like a bird built a nest in there. Rick - good luck getting all the junk out of the radiator area. Probably need to check mine one of these days.
06-22-2013, 09:11 AM
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Noticed my temps getting high a couple of summers ago while cruising in 99 degree heat. Cleaning this area fixed it 100%. It's crazy how much gets sucked up in there.
06-22-2013, 09:35 AM
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For sure !
I wrote a quick how to...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-radiator.html
I need better pictures when I do it again next time.
Toque
I wrote a quick how to...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-radiator.html
I need better pictures when I do it again next time.
Toque
06-22-2013, 11:33 AM
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Ding ding ding. We have a winner! For most crap packed into the radiator fins.
I wonder what the front of the A/C condenser looks like?
Mine was about half that bad
Or is that the A/C condenor, I'm having trouble with the pic.
For most crap packed into the radiator fins.I wonder what the front of the A/C condenser looks like?
Mine was about half that bad
Or is that the A/C condenor, I'm having trouble with the pic.
Last edited by Rookieracer; 06-22-2013 at 11:35 AM.
06-22-2013, 12:39 PM
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Toque, When I saw this I used a slightly different statement
I use the same method you use to clean mine.
It was enough material that came out of the condenser and radiator to make a birds nest.
Its the radiator.
I use the same method you use to clean mine.
Its the radiator.
06-22-2013, 01:14 PM
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