Re: [HSS] Mice crap in the F-Head

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That could be a tough one.  However I doubt
any mice got below the head.  The holes are too small.   After
vacuuming out all you can possibly reach from the top, I would feed water in
through the water pump outlet, perhaps blocking one of the head openings at a
time, until it comes clear.  It will make a mess though, unless you make up
a flange and fitting to direct the discharged water away.

 

When I had my 23 rad cleaned they had to pull the
top tank as it was full of acorns.

Karl

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Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 2:28
PM

Subject: [HSS] Mice crap in the
F-Head



Last night I got looking in the two water jacket holes on the top of

the engine. They were filled with mice crap. I duct taped a 6 inch

piece of conduit to my shop vac and was able to extract all visible

signs of mice bedding.

1. What is the risk that the entire water
jacket has crap in it?

2. What is the best way to flush it out? If I
put 120 psi air in
through the water pump hole, will that blow out the
passages and
then suck it out through the top? Do I blow from the top and
suck
at the bottom?

3. Should I remove the head, will that allow
better access to the
entire water jacket?

One thought was to rig a
hose up to the top and bottom and try and
flush it. I would really like to
get it cleaned out before I hook
it up to my nice new clean
radiator.

Thoughts?

Aaron
Central Iowa HET


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