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Spock8113 and Brad, you saved Christmas!
Bought a 2000 Ford Taurus SE w/ only 36K miles here in sunny FL. Getting ready for a trip up to Syracuse, NY for Christmas. Lo and behold, the car could not produce heat.
One trip to the mechanics, and a $700 estimate later, told me that I should do some googling. After looking at threads, and Yahoo answers, and the like all over the internet, this thread on this forum was the only one that helped me resolve the issue myself.
I did Brad's backflush method above and I have heat! I tried Spock's method, but I could not remove the clamp on the hose on the water pump. However, Spock's photos really helped me understand the issue. Brad's cramp and flush from the thermo side was the only one I could perform myself.
I think I'll take the car in and have the full system flush professionally done. I got radiator fluid all over my driveway. Messy, toxic job.
Anyhow, thanks guys, you saved Christmas! |
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