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Old 11-07-2007, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by sokoloff View Post
Not sure if this is part of your problem at all, but did you deoil the system before doing the citric acid flush? Manual is very specific in saying that you must deoil before using the citric acid whether there is evidence of oil in the coolant or not.
Good point - but Yes. I ran through half a cup of powdered tide (as described here) which I dissolved in water and then dumped in. Maybe I should have used liquid, or more of it.

I am going to do some experiments with the citric powder I have left to see if I can make it turn into the same stuff on a lab bench by adding oil or heating it or something.
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