Hi guys,
yesterday we finished the heater installation. I had purchased the wrong fitting from ebay, so we had to wait for the new one to come in. For reference, we used a 1.75" x 1.75" x 5/8" fitting for the lower radiator hose. It came with the typical band type fasteners, but we replaced with the wire clamps, which although not factory, are closer to factory than the band clamps.
we cut out 3/4 inch from the hose so that the completed dimensions are about the same as when we started (this hose is a replacement that I obtained from 4wd products in Australia).
Ann really likes turning the wrench.
completed plumbing
Contents of the radiator. You would never know that we flushed this out 3 months ago. We did flush it again yesterday. followinng the instructions by putting radiator flush in and idling the engine for 30 minutes. Does anyone have any other recommendations? I just think I have a lot of rust in the internals of the engine or radiator. Maybe I just keep flushing every couple of months until the coolant stays green?