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    Using Oil in radiator

    I tried a little different take on this idea. I drained the radiator and the block while the engine was running ( as soon as water quit coming out of the block I shut the engine off so it didn't overheat). No water in the oil this AM. This could be tricky but I think it boils the water out of...
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    Using Oil in radiator

    Thanks for the posting. Some elastomers are oil resistant or we wouldn't have hydraulic hoses.
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    Using Oil in radiator

    Thanks, good idea, but I thought the same and tried it. It didn"t work. I think the reason it didn"t work is because the thermal expansion of the hot engine takes up the gap around a dead o-ring at the bottom of a cylinder sleeve. Then when the iron cools it allows the water around the cylinder...
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    Using Oil in radiator

    This message is a reply to an archived post by Gene Bender on July 09, 2008 at 01:43:37. The original subject was "Re: Oil in radiator". I'm looking for info on using oil for coolant for short term use. I have an older backhoe I only use occasionally for minor jobs that has a cylinder sleeve...
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