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Remove rust in coolant passage 55 Thunderbird 292

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I am considering removing the freeze plugs and to inspect the coolant passages and clean if necessary, as described in this article.  Has anyone tried this?  Any suggestions?  I am not going to remove the engine.
https://www.ctci.org/gilsgarage/1955-56-57-thunderbird-overheating/  (see "Plugged Water passages")


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