Ted,

Yes, I have a compressor. I never thought of using it for this purpose
though. I guess that you must remove one of the heater hoses and attach it
there to get that to drain out. I'll give it a try next time around.
Thanks again for the ideas.

By the way, the rear leak turned out to be a bad connector hose. No matter
how tight I tried to tighten the hose clamp, it never stopped the slight
drip, so I cut new 5/8" heater hoses and made them slightly longer this time
around, then just replaced them and re-used the same 4 hose clamps. For
now, anyway, the dripping has stopped. The good news is that the heater
core and the quick connections to it look fine ... the leak was on the other
side of the hose connection.

Bob


"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote in message
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> Do you have an air compressor? You can get a cheap one from
> Harbor Freight for $80. When I flush my van, after rinsing with
> tap water I use an air blow gun and flush with compressed air. THAT
> does get most everything out.
> Ted