Re: SER1 Engine Cleaning

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Edward

With the age of the vehicle - be careful that the engine wasn't made out of
wood and the sludge your washing away is part of the mechanism.

Also It wouldn't be a Land Rover Prototype it would be THE LAND ROVER that
was the prototype for the JEEP.

Cheers
Diana
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <edwardatherton@xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 7:47 PM
Subject: SER1 Engine Cleaning


Hi all,
Thanks for the witty replies to my 1857 LR question - being almost 100 years
older than any other must mean it is a rare pre-production prototype built
my great-great-grandad Wilks!!
Next question is to do with cleaning the sludge from the engine waterways.
 The rad has gone off to be recored as it was leaking from an old repair
anyway, and so the engine needs to be cleaned internally to avoid the sludge
going into the new core.  I have backflushed with a hose and got a lot out,
but am wondering what household/alternative products there are to flush
through
so it doesn't cost me a fortune in bottles of branded rad cleaners.  Would
I be best removing the core plugs and sticking a pressure washer in there?
 Any other ideas?
Thanks in advance!

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