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Road-Kill
06-22-2018, 04:37 PM
Decided today to clean my F3s radiators from all the bug debris.
My F3s has about 25,000 trouble free miles on it.....and want it to stay that way.
I was undecided whether I could suck out the dead bugs with my wet/dry vacuum or blow them out with my compressor.
I found doing both was best.
I also found out that my dogs came in useful keeping an eye on things.
I never knew the critters (the bugs and not my mutts) were clogging my heat dispersers.
A good guesstimate would be about 1/3 of my radiator fins were clogged.
ARtraveler
06-22-2018, 04:54 PM
A great reminder. :yes::yes:
mpsicon
06-22-2018, 05:19 PM
I'll be checking mine this weekend, I do hose them out on a regular basis, but a good look see is due. PS good looking furry friends.
SpyderAnn01
06-22-2018, 08:27 PM
I used the vacuum first then used the compressor.
canamjhb
06-22-2018, 11:15 PM
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs. I hate bugs. They get into tiny little places, die, and turn to glue. Blow em', suck em', squirt em', whatever you do, they return. The little buggers (except honey bees) ought to be outlawed.....
pegasus1300
06-22-2018, 11:46 PM
The little buggers (except honey bees) ought to be outlawed.....

Stay away from Lemon Pledge:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
stmike 1800
06-23-2018, 06:39 AM
On my RTL ,bugs are all over the rads. Does someone sell or is the a DIY to cover the front with a finer screen . I prefer some thing that is easy to remove to clean .
Road-Kill
06-23-2018, 07:30 AM
Now that I think about it.....
What if after doing the suck/blow thing could I have sprayed a dead bug removal spray to soften up the tougher carcasses?
SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
06-23-2018, 07:33 AM
why not try both, you may enjoy doing it.
Highwayman2013
06-23-2018, 07:41 AM
I take use the garden hose from the outside-in with the grill removed.
Rattlebars
06-23-2018, 01:01 PM
I use this on my quads. Muddy rads are heat holders! Had to enlarge 3 holes on the Prairie cover to accommodate. Could not use a power washer because of the screen. A power washer can be used from the outside if you are careful to keep it perpendicular.
http://www.rattlebars.com/prairie/frontend.jpg
billybovine
06-23-2018, 01:51 PM
Now that I think about it.....
What if after doing the suck/blow thing could I have sprayed a dead bug removal spray to soften up the tougher carcasses?







Bugs B Gone. I think it is worth the try.

https://seafoamsales.com/video-how-to-remove-road-bugs-with-bugs-b-gone/