Subject: [Mgs] Coolant draining

From: EARL Shellenberger via Mgs <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 18:30:10 -0400 (EDT)

Remove the drain tap on side of engine, there is a small passage that goes up to water passage. Is always plugged with debris, will take a lot of fiddling to get a stiff wire to get up into water passage. I always had the same problem and gave up, however on the last rebuild I decided to figure it out, with head off I dug out the top portion of passage to verify that it was really there, then it took so time to bend wire right and up thru drain hole. It is there and will drain just takes patience to work a wire up thru to clear passage. 
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> Hello everyone,The car I will be working on is a 1974 B with an 18GK engine. It uses one of those metal junctions that attaches a short hose tobthe water pump, lower radiator hose, and hose to the heater core.?I will be replacing the radiator, radiator cap, all hoses, and putting in a 180 (or 185deg) thermostat. All the parts are coming from Vicky Brit.?Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that the yellow so-called universal coolant doesn't work well with brass and copper radiators, which is why I'm doing this work.?My engine has a coolant drain plug near the oil gauge takeoff near the back of the engine. However, I have never been able to get anything to drain out of it. I'm willing to have another go at it, but not expecting much.?So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the coolant drain plug isn't functional, and since there will likely be water left inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?Thank you,-WilliamSent from my LG Mobile
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> About the only thing you can do - short of removing the engine and tipping it upside down - is to keep refilling with clean water to dilute what's left, run, drain, allow to cool, repeat, until what comes out is also clean.  Make sure the heater valve is open.
> 
> To refill add the correct amount of neat coolant for the system capacity and your required dilution, then top-up with water.  For initial top-ups while it is purging itself of air use plain water, after that use a dilute mix.
> 
> PaulH.
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>   So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the coolant drain plug isn't functional, and since there will likely be water left inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?
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> On my '76B, with '77 engine, there is no drain valve. You have to pull the
> lowest radiator hose off the water pump to drain the coolant. It's a mess.
> Need a really wide pan on the ground underneath, and even then it tends to
> run along the front crossmember and steering rack and make a mess.
> 
> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
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> On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:26 AM wkilleffer--- via Mgs <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
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> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > The car I will be working on is a 1974 B with an 18GK engine. It uses one
> > of those metal junctions that attaches a short hose tobthe water pump,
> > lower radiator hose, and hose to the heater core.
> >
> > I will be replacing the radiator, radiator cap, all hoses, and putting in
> > a 180 (or 185deg) thermostat. All the parts are coming from Vicky Brit.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that the yellow so-called
> > universal coolant doesn't work well with brass and copper radiators, which
> > is why I'm doing this work.
> >
> > My engine has a coolant drain plug near the oil gauge takeoff near the
> > back of the engine. However, I have never been able to get anything to
> > drain out of it. I'm willing to have another go at it, but not expecting m
> > uch.
> >
> > So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the coolant
> > drain plug isn't functional, and since there will likely be water left
> > inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > -William
> >
> > *Sent from my LG Mobile*
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> jack up the rear of the car
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
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>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>          (_________________________)
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
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> 1967 MGB  
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> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
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> On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 8:50 AM PaulHunt73 via Mgs <[email-masked]>
> wrote:
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> > About the only thing you can do - short of removing the engine and tipping
> > it upside down - is to keep refilling with clean water to dilute what's
> > left, run, drain, allow to cool, repeat, until what comes out is also
> > clean.  Make sure the heater valve is open.
> >
> > To refill add the correct amount of neat coolant for the system capacity
> > and your required dilution, then top-up with water.  For initial top-ups
> > while it is purging itself of air use plain water, after that use a dilute
> > mix.
> >
> > PaulH.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> > So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the coolant
> > drain plug isn't functional, and since there will likely be water left
> > inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?
> >
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Sorry to join the conversation late, and I don't mean to hijack the theme
but...

What kind of cleaning product might one use to flush the block?

Rick

On Wed, May 8, 2019, 5:30 PM EARL Shellenberger via Mgs <[email-masked]>
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> Remove the drain tap on side of engine, there is a small passage that goes
> up to water passage. Is always plugged with debris, will take a lot of
> fiddling to get a stiff wire to get up into water passage. I always had the
> same problem and gave up, however on the last rebuild I decided to figure
> it out, with head off I dug out the top portion of passage to verify that
> it was really there, then it took so time to bend wire right and up thru
> drain hole. It is there and will drain just takes patience to work a wire
> up thru to clear passage.
> Ron Shellenberger
> > Hello everyone,The car I will be working on is a 1974 B with an 18GK
> engine. It uses one of those metal junctions that attaches a short hose
> tobthe water pump, lower radiator hose, and hose to the heater core.?I will
> be replacing the radiator, radiator cap, all hoses, and putting in a 180
> (or 185deg) thermostat. All the parts are coming from Vicky
> Brit.?Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that the yellow so-called
> is why I'm doing this work.?My engine has a coolant drain plug near the oil
> gauge takeoff near the back of the engine. However, I have never been able
> to get anything to drain out of it. I'm willing to have another go at it,
> but not expecting much.?So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the
> engine since the coolant drain plug isn't functional, and since there will
> likely be water left inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green
> coolant?Thank you,-WilliamSent from my LG Mobile
> > URL: <
> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20190508/dc2fc5d0/attachment-0001.html
> >
> >
> > About the only thing you can do - short of removing the engine and
> tipping it upside down - is to keep refilling with clean water to dilute
> what's left, run, drain, allow to cool, repeat, until what comes out is
> also clean.  Make sure the heater valve is open.
> >
> >   So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the
> coolant drain plug isn't functional, and since there will likely be water
> left inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?
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> http://autox.team.net/pipermail/mgs/attachments/20190508/e48bf4ec/attachment-0001.html
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<div dir=3D"auto">Sorry to join the conversation late, and I don&#39;t mean=
 to hijack the theme but...<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Wh=
at kind of cleaning product might one use to flush the block?</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Rick=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, May 8, 2019,=
 5:30 PM EARL Shellenberger via Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
t">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
">Remove the drain tap on side of engine, there is a small passage that goe=
s up to water passage. Is always plugged with debris, will take a lot of fi=
ddling to get a stiff wire to get up into water passage. I always had the s=
ame problem and gave up, however on the last rebuild I decided to figure it=
 out, with head off I dug out the top portion of passage to verify that it =
was really there, then it took so time to bend wire right and up thru drain=
 hole. It is there and will drain just takes patience to work a wire up thr=
u to clear passage. <br>
Ron Shellenberger<br>
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he water pump, lower radiator hose, and hose to the heater core.?I will be =
replacing the radiator, radiator cap, all hoses, and putting in a 180 (or 1=
85deg) thermostat. All the parts are coming from Vicky Brit.?Unfortunately,=
 I found out the hard way that the yellow so-called universal coolant doesn=
&#39;t work well with brass and copper radiators, which is why I&#39;m doin=
g this work.?My engine has a coolant drain plug near the oil gauge takeoff =
near the back of the engine. However, I have never been able to get anythin=
g to drain out of it. I&#39;m willing to have another go at it, but not exp=
ecting much.?So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since t=
he coolant drain plug isn&#39;t functional, and since there will likely be =
water left inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?Tha=
nk you,-WilliamSent from my LG Mobile<br>
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&gt; About the only thing you can do - short of removing the engine and tip=
ping it upside down - is to keep refilling with clean water to dilute what&=
#39;s left, run, drain, allow to cool, repeat, until what comes out is also=
 clean.=C2=A0 Make sure the heater valve is open.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; To refill add the correct amount of neat coolant for the system capaci=
ty and your required dilution, then top-up with water.=C2=A0 For initial to=
p-ups while it is purging itself of air use plain water, after that use a d=
ilute mix.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; PaulH.<br>
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 to pull the<br>
&gt; lowest radiator hose off the water pump to drain the coolant. It&#39;s=
 a mess.<br>
&gt; Need a really wide pan on the ground underneath, and even then it tend=
s to<br>
&gt; run along the front crossmember and steering rack and make a mess.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Dan D<br>
&gt; Central NJ USA<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer norefer=
rer" target=3D"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a><br>
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&gt; On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:26 AM wkilleffer--- via Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email-masked]=
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&gt; &gt; Hello everyone,<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; The car I will be working on is a 1974 B with an 18GK engine. It =
uses one<br>
&gt; &gt; of those metal junctions that attaches a short hose tobthe water =
pump,<br>
&gt; &gt; lower radiator hose, and hose to the heater core.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; I will be replacing the radiator, radiator cap, all hoses, and pu=
tting in<br>
&gt; &gt; a 180 (or 185deg) thermostat. All the parts are coming from Vicky=
 Brit.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that the yellow so-called=
<br>
&gt; &gt; universal coolant doesn&#39;t work well with brass and copper rad=
iators, which<br>
&gt; &gt; is why I&#39;m doing this work.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; My engine has a coolant drain plug near the oil gauge takeoff nea=
r the<br>
&gt; &gt; back of the engine. However, I have never been able to get anythi=
ng to<br>
&gt; &gt; drain out of it. I&#39;m willing to have another go at it, but no=
t expecting m<br>
&gt; &gt; uch.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the =
coolant<br>
&gt; &gt; drain plug isn&#39;t functional, and since there will likely be w=
ater left<br>
&gt; &gt; inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; Thank you,<br>
&gt; &gt; -William<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
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&gt; &gt; About the only thing you can do - short of removing the engine an=
d tipping<br>
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what&#39;s<br>
&gt; &gt; left, run, drain, allow to cool, repeat, until what comes out is =
also<br>
&gt; &gt; clean.=C2=A0 Make sure the heater valve is open.<br>
&gt; &gt;<br>
&gt; &gt; To refill add the correct amount of neat coolant for the system c=
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tial top-ups<br>
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&gt; &gt; PaulH.<br>
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&gt; &gt; So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the =
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&gt; &gt; drain plug isn&#39;t functional, and since there will likely be w=
ater left<br>
&gt; &gt; inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?<br>
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From: Charley Robinson via Mgs <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 18:20:35 -0500

If I ever have occasion to remove the radiator from my '69 B I'll take 
it to a radiator shop & have them put a drain fitting in it.  I'd  do 
the same to a replacement radiator before I installed it.

CR

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My 66 had a drain cock. And so does the aluminum replacement radiator, =
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until it is wide open.

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radiator, although it is a little annoying in operation =E2=80=94 spews =
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