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Does "flush" really mean *flush*?

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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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Default Does "flush" really mean *flush*?

Or does it just mean "drain the old stuff, fill with new, and bleed as necessary"?

I make the distinction, and thus ask the question, because I know that in at least two cases -- switching to DOT5 brake fluid, and switching to R134 refrigerant -- you really needed to make sure all traces of the old were out (I've heard of people doing nitrogen purges of brake lines).

Is that actually necessary -- or the use of motor/coolant flush compounds -- when doing a "flush"?
 
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 09:33 AM
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Flush means just that, flush it "ALL" out.
 
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 09:37 AM
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Do you have a pointer to any detailed instructions about how to do that for various systems? I'm pretty sure from my skimming of RAVE that it just tells you *to* do it, not *how*...
 
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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What is it you are trying to do?
Send me your number and I'll call you if you have questions.
 
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