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1. Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: "Ree Gurley" <reegurley@mindspring.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:19:00 -0500; I guess old age must promote blindness. Where is the coolant drain plug located on the1500 block? - Right/Left? - Forward/Aft? Thanx, Ree G. in Silver Spring, MD - 78 Spit FM73070U O; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00655.html (7,450 bytes)
2. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: "Ree Gurley" <reegurley@mindspring.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:28:58 -0500; Thanks, guys; I've found it. It was sort of half-hidden by the cat-converter & carb heat-shield. Thanx again, Ree G.; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00657.html (7,963 bytes)
3. RE: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: "Kaufman, Bob" <bkaufman@laquinta.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:32:13 -0500; I have a 76 spit and it's on the carb side directly below the 4th cylinder I guess old age must promote blindness. Where is the coolant drain plug located on the1500 block? - Right/Left? - Forward/Af; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00658.html (7,833 bytes)
4. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@pop.xs4all.nl>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 19:42:51 +0200; There isn't one. Undo bottom radiator hose to drain system. Cheers, -- Eric Kieboom - The Netherlands 1976 Spit 1500 - Original Java Green http://www.xs4all.nl/~ekieboom/spit/spit.html; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00660.html (7,924 bytes)
5. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 14:05:00 -0400; Removing the hose would definitely NOT drain the system! ALL the block's coolant passages are on the top, between the block and the head. Even if you remove all the hoses, the water pump, and the hea; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00661.html (8,856 bytes)
6. RE: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: "Graziano, Michael" <michael.graziano@csfb.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 14:04:55 -0400; there's one on the block. Mike There isn't one. Undo bottom radiator hose to drain system. Cheers, -- Eric Kieboom - The Netherlands 1976 Spit 1500 - Original Java Green http://www.xs4all.nl/~ekieboo; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00662.html (9,538 bytes)
7. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: John Goethert <john@triumphspitfire.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:08:35 -0400; Does anybody know what year Spits got cat-converters? My 76 does not have one and I am pretty sure the exhaust is original. Moss says 77-80 non Calif and 75-80 Calif but Motorhead says 75-80 for non-; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00664.html (8,514 bytes)
8. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: "Ree Gurley" <reegurley@mindspring.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:56:13 -0500; John, I'm not sure when the cat-converters came in; I do know that my Federal '74 did not have one, and that my Federal '78 does have one (both were/are stock). Ref the drain-plug, it's into the bloc; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00665.html (8,723 bytes)
9. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Eric Kieboom <ekieboom@pop.xs4all.nl>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 21:58:22 +0200; As several of you pointed out, there is indeed a drain plug on the 1500 block. In fact I now remember using it the last time I drained my coolant... I'm now off to learn how to read better and start; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00666.html (8,745 bytes)
10. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:48:06 -0700; Sure there is! On all Spitfire and Herald engines they (as some have already stated) on the right side toward the back of the block. Later engines have this plugged while some of the early ones have; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00668.html (8,675 bytes)
11. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 18:08:47 -0700 (PDT); Not so fast, I'm looking at a 1500 block dangling from the end of my lift, and there is no drain, only a flat spot in the block casting where it should be. Thanks, BLMC bean counters! _______________; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00673.html (9,321 bytes)
12. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 19:17:27 -0700; Is the flat spot directly under the freeze plug or about an inch or so toward the front of the engine? The one closer to the front is where the blow-by pipe was capped off. Joe; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00676.html (8,205 bytes)
13. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 19:36:18 -0700 (PDT); you're right, the drain has a hex headed plug screwed into it. Carter __________________________________________________; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00678.html (8,454 bytes)
14. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 19:55:00 -0700; I couldn't imagine that they would eliminate something as important as a coolant drain. But you never now!!! :) Joe; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00679.html (8,206 bytes)
15. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 23:24:35 -0400; Once again, Motorhead is wrong. What a shock. (Dripping with sarcasm, based on previous experiences with Motorhead); /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00682.html (8,460 bytes)
16. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 11:26:29 EDT; Well, Nolan, Motorhead may have been wrong about something with you, but, they're not wrong about this. My "priceless" "The Triumph Spitfire" book says, 1975 California cars had catalysts and used un; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00685.html (9,068 bytes)
17. Re: Drain Plug Location (score: 1): Author: Tburke4@aol.com; Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 11:36:32 EDT; Ye, cats. On re-reading, I see I have stepped on one in the mis-read e-mails minefield. If Motorhead says 1975 non-Calif cars had cats, that is, in fact, incorrect. I will pick up my foot, put it in; /html/spitfires/2000-10/msg00686.html (9,363 bytes)

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