[DeTomaso] Draining Radiator

[Charles Engles]

Dear MyCars,

           Having done this a few too many times lately........I recommend 
1) drain the radiator with the stopcock valve on its rear lower left corner. 
This will drain, oh, about , maybe 70% of the coolant volume   2) remove the 
hoses below and between the engine/water pump and the coolant pipes.  More 
coolant will gush out.  This will drain about another 20%.  3)  Pull engine. 
While the engine is tilted nose down with the coolant hoses off of the 
engine it will drain *more* coolant, roughly the last 10%, as you're pulling 
it out  and make a blasted mess.   Clean up the mess.  You've just drained 
the coolant from the system.

                         Never mess free,  Chuck Engles



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MyCars" <MyCars at comcast.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 7:42 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Draining Radiator


> Sorry if this seems to easy of a question... but!
>
> What is the easiest way or the least messy way to drain the radiator?
>
> I'll be pulling the engine out tomorrow morning.
>
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