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Thanks, Roy!!! I will be tackling this job next week on my 1984 Light Ivory with Henna Red interior.

When I bought the car the bypass hose was leaking, so I tighten it and the leak stopped. I think the car has either a stuck open thermostat or NO thermostat since the coolent temperature never warms up.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Hey thanks for this writeup - very helpful to me in doing this job.

The fastest and easiest way to get the gunk off aluminum parts which make contact with water/coolant and have calcium buildup is to soak it in a vat of Evapo-Rust for a couple days. Then remove it, scrape off what you can with a wire brush, and then put the part in an ultrasonic cleaner. The solvent in the cleaner can be Evapo Rust, or even clock cleaner, though if you leave it in too long, it will have a chemical reaction with the aluminum, resulting in discoloration. Using this method I spent about 10 minutes of handling time and the rest was done by the solvents and ultrasonic cleaner

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