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End of day a trash pump at a creek works great. 100 feet of 1 inch hose and your set.
 

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I use 100 feet of discharge hose so no water runs back into the creek.
 

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12 v bilge pump works about the best on the trail, extend the electric wire and a 20-30 ft hose will get the job done. they put out a good volume of water, not a lot of high pressure which is way easier on yer rad fins.
 

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using a foam coil or radiator solution is the best as it pushed out all the impurities, followed up by clean water wash. Many different suppliers out there.
 

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I rigged up an sprayer that I can connect to the outside shower hose of my trailer. The nozzle has a dial to increase the pressure and it works pretty good. You can even use hot water which cleans a lot better. I have a toy hauler so I usually have lots of water to spare.
 

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The best thing i found was to do a full/ proper clean of the rad after every weekend. From my experience a garden hose or pressure washer cannot get in the tight areas to work good. I bought the rad genie from peavy-mart and it has been my solution. It usually takes 5 mins to fully clear all of the fins, its amazing how it may look clean but this gets soo much more out. I haven't had the machine over heat now in 3-4 years by leaving home with a clean rad

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The best thing i found was to do a full/ proper clean of the rad after every weekend. From my experience a garden hose or pressure washer cannot get in the tight areas to work good. I bought the rad genie from peavy-mart and it has been my solution. It usually takes 5 mins to fully clear all of the fins, its amazing how it may look clean but this gets soo much more out. I haven't had the machine over heat now in 3-4 years by leaving home with a clean rad

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I just use a piece of 3/8" soft copper with a garden hose ball valve, end bent 90* and pinched. Same idea, just $70 less.
 
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