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Re: Coolant system flush
« Reply #15 on: 22 January 2017, 16:36:54 »

I guess I was lucky, I never had to resort to tights, even on Shacks, where the heaters were about as reliable as Omega hbv's, out of Kinloss in mid-winter. Long johns and a flask of hot soup helped. :y
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Re: Coolant system flush
« Reply #16 on: 22 January 2017, 16:46:23 »

At the end of the day Chris, it doesn't matter what you put the system unless the crap you manage to break up is flushed out  :(

For the record, Fernox works a treat if left in there for a day or two  :y
If / when you get around to doing the job, pour the fernox in and go for a slow drive to get it hot.
When dumping the fernox, sieve it slowly threw a pair of those old tights you used to wear under your flying suit to remove some of the silt then stick it back in the system for another go  :y
2 or 3 cycles should make a difference  :y :y

Until then, its hot water bottle and blanket time  ;)

Thanks for that, no tights left, so SWMBO's will do ::). :y




Its okay Chris, you and Nige's secret is safe with me  :-X :-X ;)

No secret here .. at -15C and 02:30 on a dark and windy night, pair of tights + long johns + flying suit was the order of the day ... RAF, in its wisdom, gave you a lovely cold weather parka that was toasty as hell ... from mid-thigh up ..... the lower extremities seemed to be ignored .. so it was a case of ... "needs must" .. then once airborne and the heating sorted, pop down the back and remove a layer or two ... 14 hours later, in the descent to destination it "might" be a requirement to pop down the back again and put it all back on .. depending on the forecast at said destination !!  :)  :)

Didn't you pop outside and start it up and let it idle for an hour or two to warm up while you drank coffee inside in the warm  ::) ;D
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Re: Coolant system flush
« Reply #17 on: 23 January 2017, 05:30:39 »

I guess I was lucky, I never had to resort to tights, even on Shacks, where the heaters were about as reliable as Omega hbv's, out of Kinloss in mid-winter. Long johns and a flask of hot soup helped. :y



Not enough room for the pie oven like the Nimrod then  ;D
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Re: Coolant system flush
« Reply #18 on: 23 January 2017, 05:34:27 »

At the end of the day Chris, it doesn't matter what you put the system unless the crap you manage to break up is flushed out  :(

For the record, Fernox works a treat if left in there for a day or two  :y
If / when you get around to doing the job, pour the fernox in and go for a slow drive to get it hot.
When dumping the fernox, sieve it slowly threw a pair of those old tights you used to wear under your flying suit to remove some of the silt then stick it back in the system for another go  :y
2 or 3 cycles should make a difference  :y :y

Until then, its hot water bottle and blanket time  ;)

Thanks for that, no tights left, so SWMBO's will do ::). :y




Its okay Chris, you and Nige's secret is safe with me  :-X :-X ;)

No secret here .. at -15C and 02:30 on a dark and windy night, pair of tights + long johns + flying suit was the order of the day ... RAF, in its wisdom, gave you a lovely cold weather parka that was toasty as hell ... from mid-thigh up ..... the lower extremities seemed to be ignored .. so it was a case of ... "needs must" .. then once airborne and the heating sorted, pop down the back and remove a layer or two ... 14 hours later, in the descent to destination it "might" be a requirement to pop down the back again and put it all back on .. depending on the forecast at said destination !!  :)  :)



I know what you mean about those parkers  :y :y
I had a DP jacket made / issued in 1958  :o
One of the quilted ones which I used on the line in winter.
It was faded and falling apart but i'd have killed anybody who tried to nick it  ;D
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Re: Coolant system flush
« Reply #19 on: 23 January 2017, 17:43:02 »

I guess I was lucky, I never had to resort to tights, even on Shacks, where the heaters were about as reliable as Omega hbv's, out of Kinloss in mid-winter. Long johns and a flask of hot soup helped. :y



Not enough room for the pie oven like the Nimrod then  ;D

The Shack had quite a good galley. If lucky as on my first Squadron, one of the Siggy's was a dedicated cook, and we protected him from any technical work due to the superb food he dished up. When the Cat board (Command Categorisation Unit, affectionately(not >:() known as Trappers) arrived for its annual visit, he was hidden so that he didn't get trapped. :y
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Re: Coolant system flush
« Reply #20 on: 23 January 2017, 22:34:16 »

is this what i need to do to ours? theres little to no heat at all coming out of any vent, the pipes that go towards the bulkhead are both hot, but i can hold them, the blower works fine.. worth a try ?

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Re: Coolant system flush
« Reply #21 on: 23 January 2017, 22:43:52 »

Might also be that the control arms have popped off... In the Maintenance guides :y
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