Radiator doesn't built up enough pressure. CAN'T do a flush. HELP!

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08-17-11, 05:08 PM

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Radiator doesn't built up enough pressure. CAN'T do a flush. HELP!

My 94 doesn't build up enough pressure to perfirm a thoughout radiator flush. Some say it's a crack in the resivior. Others say the rad is clogged. It's not the water pump because everything flows right. I'm stumped.

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08-17-11, 05:09 PM

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make sure you hooked the lines up right...

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08-17-11, 05:18 PM

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excuse my lapse of understanding....which lines?

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08-17-11, 05:21 PM

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a radiator flush traditionally uses heater hoses, so make sure yuou hooked up the right ones....

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08-17-11, 05:24 PM

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I usually get the shop to do the big stuff...I think they're on right.

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