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Unclogging-Clogged Heater Tubes

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Old 11-12-2007, 04:59 PM
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Okay, so my heater tubes(the metal ones that go to the heater hoses, one goes in the intake manifold) Are clogged. idk if they are metal on all 5.0's but I have an edelbrock setup. So I'm wondering, if anyone has any ideas on how to unclog them, I have very little space to work b/c one threads into the intake manifold, and the open end is on the back of the motor......I've heard maybe an old speedo cable on a drill? This stuff was pretty solid when I took the hose off and stuck a screwdriver in it, not packed real tight, but it was there.....so i doubt a flush solvent will get it, any ideas?

oh yeah, and i can only physically bypass one, b/c of the other being a threaded fitting in the lower intake, and the only way to remove it looks like taking the low off and unscrewing the hole pipe in one giant turning motion
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no one has any ideas?
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Old 11-12-2007, 08:27 PM
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I think I'd try back flushing it with pressurized water before I'd get real nutty with power drills and such. Maybe make a quick fitting to attach a garden hose to it and let it run for awhile?
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