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Old 12-15-2010 | 08:42 AM
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Have my 500EFIs apart for a top end refresh and wanted to backflush and clean coolers while the motors were out. I pulled the inlet hose off of one of the oil coolers and a few chunks of impeller fell out, and I can feel some others in there, but they are wedged pretty solid. Anyway to clean these coolers without damage? Before I go in there with a pick, etc I want to make sure there are no fins/tubes, etc that are easy to puncture near the inlet.
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Old 12-15-2010 | 01:08 PM
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aluminum welding rod works great , or use a straightened coat hanger carefully ....
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Old 12-15-2010 | 11:13 PM
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Compressed air with a tapered nozle works good too.
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Old 12-15-2010 | 11:15 PM
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Did you remove the end caps? If not, do so and you will have a straight shot through the inner tubes.
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