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rossjo
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Post by rossjo »

Just so the lube is not petroleum based - will eat the rubber.
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Post by farfrompuken »

I'm doing the same thing to my exchangers and I'm sending mine out to the local radiator shop to put in his clean tank and then reseal and have them pressure tested before I reinstall.. I'm using merc peanut butter sealant( PERFECT SEAL) on my end plates
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Post by prowlersfish »

Word of caution using radiator shops most of them only clean the fresh water side . the stuff they use won't do squat for the salt water side . you need to use something like rydlyme on the salt water side


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Post by farfrompuken »

great I'll take your advise Thanks
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