Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
> Kaleb wrote: > Did you use power or gel? I am going to have the wife pick > something up while she is in town. I would expect the gel to dissolve quicker, but I don't really know. When I used powder, I mixed it with hot water (about a gallon) to get it all dissolved before dumping it in. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
> Kaleb wrote: > What is a good method to use to degrease a cooling system? Dawn > dish soap and run it for a while then flush it out? Cascade > powder? You probably don't want suds. So I would not use Dawn. Laundry or dish washer soap should do nicely. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
I used powder - dissolved it in water before pouring into the radiator. On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 11:41 AM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Did you use power or gel? I am going to have the wife pick something up > while she is in town. > > On 10/20/2019 11:39 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > Dishwashing and dishwasher detergents are not the same - one foams and > the > > other doesn't. I used Cascade several times in several OM6xx engines with > > no bad effects. > > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 8:32 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Do not use detergent, it will take at least an eon to get it to quit > >> foaming (dishwashing detergents have foaming agents) > >> > >> Daskade, plain washing soda, or something similar. Finish with a citric > >> acid flush as noted, this will remove scale and rust as well. > >> > >> Peter > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
Did you use power or gel? I am going to have the wife pick something up while she is in town. On 10/20/2019 11:39 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Dishwashing and dishwasher detergents are not the same - one foams and the other doesn't. I used Cascade several times in several OM6xx engines with no bad effects. On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 8:32 AM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Do not use detergent, it will take at least an eon to get it to quit foaming (dishwashing detergents have foaming agents) Daskade, plain washing soda, or something similar. Finish with a citric acid flush as noted, this will remove scale and rust as well. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
It might, but just don't leave it in there very long perhaps read the label? On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 7:24 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Does dishwasher detergent have bleach in it that might be bad for aluminum? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 19, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Use a dishwasher detergent - no foaming, then follow with citric acid. > > > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I’ve used "Shout Ultra Gel” as it doesn’t foam like most detergents. > Then > >> I do a citric acid flush. > >> > >> -D > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> What is a good method to use to degrease a cooling system? Dawn dish > >> soap and run it for a while then flush it out? Cascade powder? > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >>> https://www.avg.com > >>> > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > who > > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > > for themselves." > > > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
Does dishwasher detergent have bleach in it that might be bad for aluminum? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Use a dishwasher detergent - no foaming, then follow with citric acid. > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I’ve used "Shout Ultra Gel” as it doesn’t foam like most detergents. Then >> I do a citric acid flush. >> >> -D >> >> >> >>> On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> What is a good method to use to degrease a cooling system? Dawn dish >> soap and run it for a while then flush it out? Cascade powder? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>> https://www.avg.com >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
Use a dishwasher detergent - no foaming, then follow with citric acid. On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 4:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’ve used "Shout Ultra Gel” as it doesn’t foam like most detergents. Then > I do a citric acid flush. > > -D > > > > > On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > What is a good method to use to degrease a cooling system? Dawn dish > soap and run it for a while then flush it out? Cascade powder? > > > > > > -- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > > https://www.avg.com > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] degrease cooling system
I’ve used "Shout Ultra Gel” as it doesn’t foam like most detergents. Then I do a citric acid flush. -D > On Oct 19, 2019, at 5:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > What is a good method to use to degrease a cooling system? Dawn dish soap > and run it for a while then flush it out? Cascade powder? > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] degrease cooling system
What is a good method to use to degrease a cooling system? Dawn dish soap and run it for a while then flush it out? Cascade powder? -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
