Are you using distilled water to fill the cooling system? If not, Miami city water is LOADED with salts, so you will have corrosion and plugging problems.

I don't think you will be able to get more than a reverse flush on an aluminum rad -- never seen one go back together and seal, they usually break off from fatigue. Better to get a new rad, flush well (nothing you buy over the counter is going to touch the crud in the rad), then fill with Xerex G-05 or MB coolant and distilled water.

Miami is hell on cooling systems.

Peter

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