Don't worry it's not hard just time consuming.... but I did learn how NOT to do it :lol:
Hey, I might be heading out that way (space coast) this weekend for some parts. I might just give you a call.
It's amazing how bad the problem was with showing only minor signs. I do notice my temp gauge moves more now, but that is probably from hot coolant flowing past the sender. All I know is that before I cleaned it, (with the radiator out of the car) I could fill it with the hose in the top of the radiator and it would overflow the top with some flow out the bottom ... and now..put the hose in at full blast and it all flows out the bottom.
Again, I understand that it's not new and it will corrode again at some point but I figure I should get a year or 2 more out of it.