Means and methods for flushing the passageways of vehicle radiators and engines

Claim 1

MEANS FOR FLUSHING, WHILE IN PLACE IN THE VEHICLE, WATER PASSAGEWAYS OF VEHICLE ENGINES AND RADIATORS, WHICH RESPECTIVELY HAVE WATER PASSAGEWAYS WITH TERMINALS OF THE ONE RESPECTIVELY EACH FACING AND SPACED FROM A TERMINAL OF THE OTHER; WHICH FLUSHING MEANS INCLUDES A CONDUIT AND MEANS FOR RECIPROCABLY SURGING LIQUID THROUGH SAID CONDUIT; SAID CONDUIT HAVING FOUR DIVERGING BRANCHES ADAPTED TO EXTEND RESPECTIVELY TO SAID TERMINALS, EACH SAID BRANCH HAVING A TAPERED END PORTION ADAPTED TO ENGAGE IN A SAID TERMINAL, AND MEANS FOR FORCING THE TAPERED END PORTIONS OF PAIRS OF SAID CONDUIT BRANCHES LEADING TO FACING TERMINALS, OPPOSITELY INTO SEATING ENGAGEMENT IN SAID TERMINALS; EACH SAID CONDUIT BRANCH INCLUDING AN INTERPOSED THREE-WAY VALVE INCLUDING BRANCH-CONNECTING PORTS AND A RELIEF DISCHARGE PORT, SAID VALVES BEING RESPECTIVELY MANUALLY OPERABLE TO ESTABLISH FLOW THROUGH A FIRST SAID BRANCH INTO A SAID PASSAGEWAY, TO CUT OFF FLOW THROUGH A SECOND BRANCH TO THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID PASSAGEWAY AND ALLOW DISCHARGE FLOW THEREFROM, AND TO CUT OFF ALL FLOW TO THE OTHER SAID PASSAGEWAYS.

Claim 3

THE METHOD OF CLEANING WATER PASSAGEWAYS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND THE WATER COOLING RADIATOR THEREFOR IN PLACE AS IN A VEHICLE POWERED BY SAID ENGINE; WHICH METHOD INCLUDES DISCONNECTNG THE OUTLETS OF THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR PASSAGEWAYS FROM THE RESPECTIVE INLETS OF THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE PASSAGEWAYS, CONNECTING A CONDUIT HAVING DUAL TWO WAY BRANCHES TO A CONTAINER FOR LIQUID AND OPPOSITELY CONNECTING THE TWO LEGS OF SAID TWO WAY BRANCH RESPECTIVELY TO THE OUTLET AND INLET OF SAID ENGINE PASSAGEWAY AND THE TWO LEGS OF THE OTHER SAID TWO WAY BRANCH RESPECTIVELY TO THE OUTLET AND INLET OF SAID RADIATOR PASSAGEWAY, CUTTING OFF DISCHARGE FLOW FROM SAID CONTAINER THROUGH BOTH LEGS OF A FIRST OF SAID TWO WAY BRANCES, AND OPENING SAID FIRST LEG OF SAID SECOND BRANCH FOR DISCHARGE TO WASTE, SURGING LIQUID FROM SAID CONTAINER THROUGH THE SECOND SAID LEG OF SAID SECOND TWO WAY BRANCH INTO ITS CONNECTED SAID PASSAGEWAY TO FILL SAID PASSAGEWAY TO OVERFLOW AND DISCHARGE TO WASTE THROUGH THE FIRST SAID LEG OF SAID BRANCH, AND REPEATEDLY WITHDRAWING AND RESURGING THE RETAINED LIQUID IN SAID PASSAGEWAY; REVERSING THE CUT OFF AND OPENING TO WASTE OF THE LEGS OF SAID SECOND BRANCH AND REPEATING THE OPERATIONS IN REVERSE DIRECTION THROUGH SAID PASSAGEWAY; SUBSEQUENTLY EFFECTING CUT OFF OF BOTH LEGS OF THE SECOND TWO WAY BRANCH, AND REPEATING IN SAID FIRST TWO WAY BRANCH THE VALVE OPENINGS AND CLOSURES OF THE LEGS OF SAID FIRST TWO WAY BRANCH AND THE CYCLES OF FLUSHING OPERATIONS THERETHROUGH; AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCONNECTING SAID CONDUIT BRANCHES AND REESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID ENGINE AND RADIATOR PASSAGEWAYS.

Claim 4

THE METHOD OF CLEANING WATER PASSAGEWAYS OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND THE WATER COOLING RADIATOR THEREFOR IN PLACE AS IN A VEHICLE POWERED BY SAID ENGINE; WHICH METHOD INCLUDES DISCONNECTNG THE OUTLETS OF THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR PASSAGEWAYS FROM THE RESPECTIVE INLETS OF THE RADIATOR AND ENGINE PASSAGEWAYS, CONNECTING A CONDUIT HAVING DUAL TWO WAY BRANCHES TO A CONTAINER FOR LIQUID AND OPPOSITELY CONNECTING THE TWO LEGS OF SAID TWO WAY BRANCH RESPECTIVELY TO THE OUTLET AND INLET OF SAID ENGINE PASSAGEWAY AND THE TWO LEGS OF THE OTHER SAID TWO WAY BRANCH RESPECTIVELY TO THE OUTLET AND INLET OF SAID RADIATOR PASSAGEWAY, CUTTING OFF DISCHARGE FLOW FROM SAID CONTAINER THROUGH BOTH LEGS OF A FIRST OF SAID TWO WAY BRANCES, AND OPENING SAID FIRST LEG OF SAID SECOND BRANCH FOR DISCHARGE TO WASTE, SURGING LIQUID FROM SAID CONTAINER THROUGH THE SECOND SAID LEG OF SAID SECOND TWO WAY BRANCH INTO ITS CONNECTED SAID PASSAGEWAY TO FILL SAID PASSAGEWAY TO OVERFLOW AND DISCHARGE TO WASTE THROUGH THE FIRST SAID LEG OF SAID BRANCH, AND REPEATEDLY WITHDRAWING AND RESURGING THE RETAINED LIQUID IN SAID PASSAGEWAY; REVERSING THE CUT OFF AND OPENING TO WASTE OF THE LEGS OF SAID SECOND BRANCH AND REPEATING THE OPERATIONS IN REVERSE DIRECTION THROUGH SAID PASSAGEWAY; SUBSEQUENTLY EFFECTING CUT OFF OF BOTH LEGS OF THE SECOND TWO WAY BRANCH, AND REPEATING IN SAID FIRST TWO WAY BRANCH THE VALVE OPENINGS AND CLOSURES OF THE LEGS OF SAID FIRST TWO WAY BRANCH AND THE CYCLES OF FLUSHING OPERATIONS THERETHROUGH; AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISCONNECTING SAID CONDUIT BRANCHES AND REESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SAID ENGINE AND RADIATOR PASSAGEWAYS.