Bolinhas899sx
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So I'm changing the Radiator, Thermostat, water pump and hoses (radiator top and bottom and few other), but before changing all of this i wanted to make a super flush on my Cinquecento 899c 98 sx. (cause was full with sludge - previous owner run it on tap water for 2 years and now is all calcified and rusty)
So after almost two full afternoons I've done the following:
. Swapped the water tank (cause the old one was fuulll with sludge).
. 2x cycles of distilled water.
. Back flushed the engine from the top and from the bottom of the Thermostat entry and water pump hose.
. Back flushed the radiator from the bottom and top.
. Back flushed the heater exchanger as well from the inlet and outlet.
. So much dirt and rusty bits came out and now only Cristal clean water comes out from it.
. Now I've mounted everything as it was, and poured distilled water with a Wynn's Radiator flush cleaner. I'm letting it run and sit for a few days (before fitting the new parts) - (there is a small leak from the Thermostat entry - normal as the old gasket is gone) + plus the old Thermostat is gone.. Is stuck open! I've tested myself with boiling and cold water and either way it just allows watter out)
I've bleed out through the small pipe near the lamp until water comes out.
But now when I put the heater on full blow with the switch to hot.. No heat comes out!! Only semi cold air comes out! Do you guy's think I've blown my heater!? Any tips? Flush it again? Air on system?
Do you guys think i should replace the parts and hope the heater will start working or just order a new heater? And if so could anyone tell me how to access my heater?
Thanks again everyone. I really appreciate it.
So after almost two full afternoons I've done the following:
. Swapped the water tank (cause the old one was fuulll with sludge).
. 2x cycles of distilled water.
. Back flushed the engine from the top and from the bottom of the Thermostat entry and water pump hose.
. Back flushed the radiator from the bottom and top.
. Back flushed the heater exchanger as well from the inlet and outlet.
. So much dirt and rusty bits came out and now only Cristal clean water comes out from it.
. Now I've mounted everything as it was, and poured distilled water with a Wynn's Radiator flush cleaner. I'm letting it run and sit for a few days (before fitting the new parts) - (there is a small leak from the Thermostat entry - normal as the old gasket is gone) + plus the old Thermostat is gone.. Is stuck open! I've tested myself with boiling and cold water and either way it just allows watter out)
I've bleed out through the small pipe near the lamp until water comes out.
But now when I put the heater on full blow with the switch to hot.. No heat comes out!! Only semi cold air comes out! Do you guy's think I've blown my heater!? Any tips? Flush it again? Air on system?
Do you guys think i should replace the parts and hope the heater will start working or just order a new heater? And if so could anyone tell me how to access my heater?
Thanks again everyone. I really appreciate it.
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