LOL , thanx ! .
True , buying old long dormant abandoned klunkers has forced me to learn more about cooling systems than I ever thought I would , being an Air Cooled VW Mechanic for many years .
I've covered it all in excruciating detail , just look up " Citric Acid Flush " , this being the Mercedes Factory approved method .
Read it ALL before you begin & follow the warnings & directions *EXACTLY* or you'll have troubles with it later on .
DO NOT use too much Citric Acid and DO NOT try to mix it in the cooling system . BT , DT , I clogged my radiator on the road and had to remove it in a gas station & clean it slowly by hand , lucky for me it didn't kill the engine from overheating when it clogged .
_YOU_ can do a better job @ home than any shop will ever do because it takes time & effort to do it right .
-Nate
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> This is SOOO vwnate's arena. He has this down to a science. Do a search of the archives, using "cooling system", "flush" and "nate" as keywords. He may even have posted a compete procedure in the forum's library.
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> More than ph, these cars are sensitive to ANY rust or corrosion in the system. If your car has ever spent any of it's life in warm climes, chances are it's been run without some sort of rust-inhibiting antifreeze, in which case, you may have some work ahead of you....
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> (One good thing is that your '78 has no plastic in the radiator, like the later ones did.)
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> Mark in Lakewood, CO
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