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    Quote Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
    Oh, amd make sure the heat is running while doing this!
    and pull the tstat,too.
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    Hey thanks for replying...so I should pull tstat for this type of flush? Adding just water with a cleaner and running the drain? Or do you mean pull tstat when doing the garden hose type flush?
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    Hey guys so I ended up doing a couple flushes yesterday, pulled the tstat and used distilled water with a flush treatment. Was working my 3rd one just now and all the sudden after idling / small drive for like 10 minutes and turning car off, I heard some horrid noise and my reservoir started overflowing like crazy. I didn't overheat and never have so I'm worried about this. Any ideas here? Is this a head gasket fail? Or a clog somewhere?
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