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Re: [Mgs] Coolant draining on an MGB

To: PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Coolant draining on an MGB
From: i erbs via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 10:19:43 -0700
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jack up the rear of the car
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 8:50 AM PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
wrote:

> 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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<div dir=3D"ltr">jack up the rear of the car<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=
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r"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div d=
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39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _______ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______</span><br style=3D"font-family:&#39;=
Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman=
&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span>=
<br style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=
=A0 (_________________________)</span></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>1967 MGB =C2=A0<img src=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/i=
mages/MG_emblem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustme=
nts. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects=
 and misspelled words</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>=
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, May 8, 2019 at =
8:50 AM PaulHunt73 via Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";>mgs@au=
tox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><u></u>





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<div><font size=3D"2">About the only thing you can do - short of removing t=
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system capacity and your required dilution, then top-up with water.=C2=A0 F=
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<div><font size=3D"2">PaulH.</font></div>
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ing-right:0px;margin-left:5px;margin-right:0px">
  <div style=3D"font:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
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v>
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  <div dir=3D"auto">So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine =
since the=20
  coolant drain plug isn&#39;t functional, and since there will likely be w=
ater left=20
  inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green=20
coolant?</div></div></blockquote></div></div>
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