[Shotimes] Coolant flush questions

[Paul Nimz]

If you replace the oil cooler to t-stat housing hose with some bulk hose it
would be easy to access this for a tee fitting.  This hose on my car comes
out under the upper radiator hose then loops over to the t-stat housing.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Malachuk" <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>
To: "'James F. Ryan III'" <av8r567@optonline.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:37 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions


> I put the T on a heater hose. It's a little tricky to get to but I was
able
> to get there my STB gets in the way a little. I think it was the outermost
> heater hose towards the drivers side of the engine. It takes longer to
hook
> up the hose than it does to have all the coolant drain out on the the
ground
> for the dogs and cats to lap up :-) If I get a chance I'll try and email
you
> a picture of how I did it. I've gotta wait for my digital's batteries to
> recharge.
>
>
> Bruce Malachuk
>
> 94 Opal Frost MTX
>
> 93 Black ATX soon to be parts
>
> 93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James F. Ryan III [mailto:av8r567@optonline.net]
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:42 AM
> To: Bruce Malachuk; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
>
> Bruce,
>
> Where did you install the "T"?  On my '91, accessing a "T" installed in
the
> heater hose and trying to attach a garden hose is next to impossible (with
> the intake manifold on).
>
>
> Jim Ryan
> Wayne, NJ
> '91 PLUS - all white/mocha with fiberglass hood, rod shifter, & rear
spoiler
>
> 255 Lph fuel pump, SHO Shop horn, 55mm MAF, K&N panel filter, SHO Shop
> HiFlow Y-pipe & cat-back exhaust, SHO Shop underdrive pulleys, SHO Shop
> HiRevs Jr clutch & steel billet LiteWeight flywheel, reinforced engine &
> trans mounts, SHO Shop TQ limiters, FPS '96 SHO front brakes, Carbotech F
> brake pads, Nook's full-body SFCs, Koni adj struts, SHO Shop linear
springs,
> 24mm FSB, 26mm RSB, SHO Shop steel f&r STBs, Bridgestone Potenza RE-730
> 225/55-16, CATZ MSP fog lights, police grille
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
> >Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:29 AM
> >To: 'Harry Seaman'; stevetatro@netzero.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
> >
> >
> >I picked up one of those kits from prestone for flushing. For the
> >$7 I spent
> >it was well worth it. I even was able to hook up my garden hose to my
> >kitchen sink so I could flush with cold water, then hot water. Then I
> >drained the whole thing down, and poured 1 gallon of straight
> >antifreeze in there. I could see it about 2/3's of the way up the
> >radiator, so I started the car up, and ran it for a min. Then added
> >about 1/2 a gallon of 50/50 mix I had made up and that brought it to
> >the top of the rad. The nice thing is that with the prestone flush kit
> >I had a way to vent the air from the system pretty quick, just loosen
> >the flush cap a little. Drove it around and then filled the recovery
> >tank with 50/50, and my mix tested out at 60% water 40% coolant so I
> >added my bottle of water wetter and away I went. My Opal runns very
> >cool on the highway, yet it has a newer thermostat. I run at or just
> >above tha A in normal, stop and go is a different story though.
> >
> >I also used distilled water for the 50/50 mix, and in a perfect world I
> >would have flushed the system out with distilled after the hose
> >routine, but I was in a hurry. Check out the prestone kit, I think it
> >is worth the ease of a flush and fill that it affords. Can be a 15 to
> >20 min job.
> >Meaning I'll
> >do it yearly.
> >
> >
> >Bruce Malachuk
> >
> >94 Opal Frost MTX - so to be sleeping for the winter
> >
> >93 Black ATX soon to be parts - interior parted waiting on drivetrain
> >drop
> >
> >93 Green MTX - black interior - the winter beater - aka turd with
> >wheels right now in the middle of a clutchjob LOTS OF RUST
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> >On Behalf Of Harry Seaman
> >Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 11:03 AM
> >To: stevetatro@netzero.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
> >
> >I've done this both with and without draining the block.  If you don't
> >drain the block, there will be a lot of water left in there after the
> >flushing...I added straight antifreeze and it came out just right. I
> >was able to get a whole gallon in.  The total system capacity is 2
> >gallons, more or less.  You can disconnect the small water line at the
> >throttle body to let the air out while you're filling the system.
> >
> >After recently finding the crankcase drain, I prefer to do it that way.
> >Easy to do if you're already under ther changing the oil.  It's a
> >brass, hex head plug on the rear of the crankcase.  If you're under the
> >car, looking forward and up at the engine, it's to the right of the oil
> >pressure sender, close to one of the freeze plugs.
> >
> >It's still not a bad idea to do a flush first. And use distilled water
> >to dilute the anti-freeze.
> >
> >Harry
> >95m
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