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Black Beauty
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Yesterday
Edited by Black Beauty on 14 February 2008 at 00:55
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Black Beauty
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I had pressed POST TOPIC instead of Preview  ... I hadn't written the report. 
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duncan888
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how did it get so dirty in the first place
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Black Beauty
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Its been like that since I had it.... maybe the wrong coolant was in it..... maybe it was never replaced.
I have seen other Irish 156's with equally dirty reservoir's.
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Yep it does look 100% better....good work BB 
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I can see the coolant through mine... thats enough for me!
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Lookin good Black Beauty. 
I cant see nothin through mine,even after a good clean.Its made of steel.
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Mine looks like that anyway, except some muck on the outside.
I don't use paraflu coolant though on the recommendation from the Alfa dealer not to bother with paraflu because to expensive and nothing special.
Plus I've head a lot of people with problem thermostats use paraflu, coincidence or not i don't know.
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Mine looks so dirty you cant see the coolant anymore, I need to try what you have done. Look new. If I take the tank out will I have to flush out the whole radiator, I am not very confident under the bonnet, especially with the weather being so bloody cold.
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Hamishm00
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mine is so dirty i can't see the water...
I'm actually going to try the pebble approach.
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Hope no one minds me posting these 2 pics.Found them on a floppy disc.
A pic of my plastic tank.It justs sits in a box now collecting dust.Polished stainless steel tank fabricated for the car.Also is my old turbo down pipe and my old gear stick housing.
P.S-You can see all the limescale and crud stuck to the inside of the plastic tank in the 2nd pic.
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