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Ok, What are my chances on cleaning up salt plugged block coolant passages?

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Yes. Like they say, you don't really get to know your boat until you there is a problem.
 

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Specific Problem: A circulating solution of salt-away in water loosened the plug so that it could be blown out with hose water pressure.

Prevention: Flush valves to insure a good flush through the engine on hose.
 

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That is a big clump of sand. Are you confident you got everything around the cylinder walls?
An update: It's not sand. But the quick answer is "No". What I've found is that is the past 4 times I've tried to go out more of the crap flushes out and plugs the thermostat. Pull the thermostats and clean, flush, then ok. But next time going out a week or so later more crap plugs the thermo again. Flush & clean, repeat cycle. It will eventually all come out. If you read the Salt-Away lit that's how it works.
 

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Why do you not want to try crankygypsy's closed loop flush??
 

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Do we have an update to this by chance? Finally inspected my anodes and they were shot. I was trying to think of a way to just flush or descale the area around the water jackets. Has anyone done this?
 
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