cleaning/flushing thy cooling system after Sludge-o-rama

[gatesj at mailblocks.com (John Gates)]

Thank goodness I have not encountered this kind of problem SO FAR.  I 
know a friend who runs an Audi/VW shop will fill the cooling system 
with kerosene and a drilled thermostat, run the car for a few minutes, 
drain it, flush it until it's clean, etc.  The kero dissolves any oil 
based stuff in there and carries it out.  It's an old method and I'm 
not convinced it's terribly safe but keep in mind you can throw a 
burning cigarette in No. 2 (diesel) and it won't catch on fire.  I am 
not sure if you can do that with kerosene but I would think it needs 
certain conditions to start burning.

Standard disclaimer applies to this one...

John Gates
--
'97 Jetta GLX
'85 Scirocco

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Boeye <gooddane66@yahoo.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Sent: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:33:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: cleaning/flushing thy cooling system after Sludge-o-rama

So either the head goes warpage or it is the oil
cooler.

Either way, it is a sludgefest.  The coolant reservoir
has a nice pile of sludge in it that will need
flushing.  Well, the whole coolant system needs
flushing at this point.

So, anyone have ideas?  I am in an apartment complex
so access to an area where I have a hose for
backflushing is almost impossible.

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