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What did you do to your Car today?

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finally got around to flipping my dog bones. not sure what is next other then driving it. maybe repainting the dash and fascias, buying and replacing the lca's, or redoing the lim gaskets
 
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Finally flushed out the dex cool and used Prestone Extended life universal. Also threw in a 180° thermostat for the summertime.
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Looks like kool-aid. Dex-coolaid, yum.
 


I flush it with a garden hose. Flushing, and back flushing the radiator, engine and heater core separately to get every drop of dex-cool out. Couldn't get the radiator drain plug out so I just took off both rad hoses and flushed there. Hardest part was getting the thermostat bolts off. It took a propane torch heating it up 4 different times before it broke loose. I had to be careful not to snap the bolt off in the engine, so that's why it took a while. Patience means not having to drill it out and re-tap threads.

One thing I learned is to put the heat on full blast before starting. I did that on the impala with the 3.8 and the heater core flushed with the engine. On mine I had the hvac controls all the way cold and when I flushed the heater core (which came last) it still had pure dex-cool in it somehow.

Prestone Coolant $12.24 x2
$12.24
Stant Superstat $7.99
Thermostat Gasket $3.49

Subtotal $35.96
Tax $2.16
Total $38.12

Not bad for a full in depth flush and a fun few hours.
 
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