Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread ts
1:45 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing component in commercial cleaning solutions. I buy the solid citric acid in 10 lb. buckets from http://www.chemistrystore.com/ . Certainly not the least expensive after you add in the shipping, but the easiest. I bought mine at a local (commercial) ba

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread Curt Raymond
ROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Radiator flushing To: mercedes Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Seems to be the project of the day ... Anyway, I've set about to use the 5 pounds of citric acid I purchase awhile back and have been de-oiling and descal

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread Jim Cathey
component in commercial cleaning solutions. I buy the solid citric acid in 10 lb. buckets from http://www.chemistrystore.com/ . Certainly not the least expensive after you add in the shipping, but the easiest. I bought mine at a local (commercial) baking supply store. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread OK Don
Great! I was going to do that -- you beat me to it. Nine half-cups gives 1080 g, which is quite close to the 1100 grams my 11 liter cooling system would take. Now everyone else knows a half-cup of citric acid is 120 grams and can scoop out accordingly. Craig -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "T

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:32:00 -0500 "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Decalcification calls for 100grams per liter - > 100 grams is 3.5 oz. (dry). A liter is approx. a quart. So, for 2 > gallons of citric acid solution, I'd dissolve 2 pounds of citric acid > in 2 gallons. It should be close eno

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread OK Don
You want a 10% solution (100 grams acid to 1000 grams (1 liter) water)-- read the label, find out what you have, and dilute to a resulting 10%. I've never run across liquid citric acid, except as a component in commercial cleaning solutions. I buy the solid citric acid in 10 lb. buckets from http:

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread Luther Gulseth
what about liquid citric acid?? On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:32:00 -0600, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Decalcification calls for 100grams per liter - > 100 grams is 3.5 oz. (dry). A liter is approx. a quart. So, for 2 > gallons of citric acid solution, I'd dissolve 2 pounds of citric acid > in 2

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread OK Don
Decalcification calls for 100grams per liter - 100 grams is 3.5 oz. (dry). A liter is approx. a quart. So, for 2 gallons of citric acid solution, I'd dissolve 2 pounds of citric acid in 2 gallons. It should be close enough. On 10/29/06, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 29 Oct 2

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread OK Don
Well - it's not the first time that conventional wisdom has been shown to be wrong --- Thanks for the information! FWIW - I just looked up the coolant system cleaning instructions for 117, 617, and 603 engines - all in the 20-015 section of the CD. Only the 603 calls for the special tool to repla

Re: [MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:02:42 -0700 Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today, I put in 4.5 cups (at 120 g/cup) of citric acid Oops. Make that 120 g/one-half cup (240 g/cup). Craig

[MBZ] Radiator flushing

2006-10-30 Thread Craig McCluskey
Seems to be the project of the day ... Anyway, I've set about to use the 5 pounds of citric acid I purchase awhile back and have been de-oiling and descaling the cooling system of our 617.912 W123. Yesterday, I drained the antifreeze, put in an ond thermostat that didn't close entirely and filled