Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 328 radiator flush

[LarryT (l02turner]

Also, turn the heat controls to full HOT so the heater will be completely 
flushed.

LarryT
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From: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:13 PM
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 328 radiator flush

> Don't forget to drain the engine block using the petcock.....there's fluid 
> in there that doesn't drain well otherwise.
>
> WRT to the condenser - on the 308, the radiator and the condenser are 
> kinda bolted together at the bottom of the units, obscured by the spoiler 
> and grill so you may just have to pull your radiator to get to those 
> mounting bolts.  Once your A/C system is purged, I would think you can 
> just 'cut the lines' and pull it...?
>
> M
>
> --- On Mon, 11/30/09, JAMES CUNNINGHAM <vikelj [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: JAMES CUNNINGHAM <vikelj [at] comcast.net>
> Subject: [Ferrari] 328 radiator flush
> To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:55 PM
>
>
> I am going to flush my coolant.  I purchased one of those flush
> kits.  I am supposed to attach it to an inlet (to engine)
> hose.  There are two hoses attached to the coolant tank.  The smaller
> hose is on top of the tank and the larger hose is right under it at
> the bottom of the tank.  Which of these is an inlet hose or is
> there  another accessible hose that is an inlet hose?  When I looked
> at a diagram, it appears that the upper hose is the inlet hose but
> before I cut the hose, I want to make sure.  I also intend to take
> the thermostat out so that I don't have to start the engine and keep
> it hot to get complete circulation of the water.  If the bottom hose
> is the outlet hose from the radiator to the coolant tank, can I just
> take that hose off at the tank and let the coolant run out from there
> into a bucket.  Thanks for any help.
> Also, since I never use the A/C, I would like to take the condenser
> off from in front of the radiator.  How can I go about taking the
> condenser off so that straight air reaches the radiator rather than
> go through the condenser?  Are there any web site which show how to
> do it? Thanks
> Jim
>
> James V. Cunningham
> http://home.comcast.net/~vikelj/page2.html
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