Flushing an engine through thoroughly

AstraVanMan · 2003-11-12T07:05:06+00:00

If, for example, an engine's coolant passages were bunged up with an jellylike substance made up of oil mixed with water to the extent that, thechances are, normal flushing won't do the trick, is there a way to flush itout using some sort of high pressure system that forces it all out (or atleast most of it), after which normal flushing, say two or three times,would pretty much clear it out after that?????Basically the Fiesta engine's coolant passages are bunged up with this crap,and after taking it to the Ford dealer for them to look at it (don't call mea mug, I've said that myself enough times), they've deemed it beyondeconomical repair. The good news is that the head gasket hadn't actuallyblown, nor was the head warped or cracked. So all that basically needsdoing is a new gaskets (as they've all been taken off to strip it down),cambelt (as it was due for renewal anyway), and then all the main componentsof the cooling system (rad, heater matrix, pipes, oil cooler), and it wouldin theory be up and running again. It's just flushing the engine throughthat effectively renders the engine scrap, which is a real shame as it'sstill in mechanically excellent condition (always started first time, nosmoke) bar the bunged up coolant passages.Any suggestions?Peter