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Old 01-21-2007, 09:56 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by blinkwatt
Jim I have been thinking of flushing my coolant system even if I don't change out the oil cooler,just cause it has been in the car it's whole life. Now that whole process of running the car at 2,500 RPM for 10 minutes with the revs up to 5k and then running it at 2,500 RPMS for another 10 with revs to 5k again every 30 seconds,is that needed?

Hi,

Yes, these run-in procedures are very important to insure that all air is purged from the system. You don't want an air bubble in say the head creating a hotspot and possibly burning a valve, cracking a piston, the head, and such...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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