So the answer is yes, you did reuse all those old dirty parts?

 

LOL.... it should be easy enough to go back and replace the stat and gaskets though.

 

Y distilled water to get a lower freeze temp

 

I have always done the flush at 60k and not messed with the hoses of t stat, when I flush again at 100k I do change those items though. While your idea of changing them would have been a better option, I havent ever had a problem. Its those things we sometimes forget to think about

 

My thinking is if I'm going to do all that work to flush everything then I'll complete the job with new hoses and a thermostat, even replace the serp belt as well. The hoses can look good on the outside but they break down and crumble to pieces on the inside, which can move debris into the radiator and cause a blockage. It sounds like mengela did about as good a job as possible flushing with a garden hose at home, and saved a few $$$ in the process.

I found that for the money going to a good radiator shop and having the system professionally flushed and reverse flushed gets the best results. Everything gets flushed under pressure which does a more complete job. Just my 2 cents.

 

I agree with you completely, my lazyness just takes over. Better to perform prevenative maintenece than wind up on the back of a tow truck.

 

Distilled water is, for the most part, free from minerals that cause deposits in your engine, hoses and radiator. I have always used 50/50 coolant and distilled water.

PS. Good job Mengela

 

well my new plan is to not have such a long interval between cooling system servicing, im thinking draining and refilling with distilled water, running it a couple times before refilling with 50/50 every 15k miles should be ok, it literally will cost about 20 bucks in coolant and distilled water, so in 15k miles i will do the simple flush and replace the t-stat and hoses, gosh

 

NOW your talkin' my language!

 

I've currently got some Calistoga bottled water in mine. It's that water that comes in the 5 gallon jug off the delivery truck. I wonder what "minerals" from Calistoga will do.