[Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
Bruce Malachuk
bmalach1@nycap.rr.com
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:52:24 -0500
I always flush, then fill up and run the car around a little till the temp
gauge kinda equals out. Then shut the car off, let it cool for a while and
then hook the hose back up.
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: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 3:21 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
Well I always would run the engine while I was flushing the cooolant system
on my cars. It doesn't take long running it before the thermostat opens.
Then you're getting the whole system.
I haven't done it on either of the SHOs I've had though.
Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio
-'95 White MTX
'96 Brake Upgrade
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 11/14/2003 02:27:50 PM:
> I assume that you guys also remove the thermostat so that you flush
> the entire system?
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Bruce Malachuk
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 2:13 PM
> To: 'Paul Nimz'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
>
>
> I thought of putting it down at the oil cooler lines, but for some
reason
> someone told me that it wouldn't properly help to flush out the heater
core.
> Also it wouldn't aid in the "burping" of the system or the speed of
doing
> that. In previous flushes I'm checking the coolant level for like a
> week
and
> constantly adding, with the T in there I filled it, burped it, and
> then
just
> filled the recovery tank to about an inch past max, just before it
> would dump out the overflow. Within a day or 2 of driving, the system
> would balance out and the coolant would be in the middle of the min
> and max
lines.
>
> Distilled water isn't expensive when one owns a MIDI-5 stainless water
> distiller :-) 1 gallon every 3 hours, heats my apartment, and costs
roughly
> ~.50 per gallon of water made in electricity used. And it makes really
good
> tasting drinking water from the hard as a rock water we have here in
Clifton
> Park.
>
>
> 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: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 12:52 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
>
> 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
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >Shotimes mailing list
> > >Shotimes@autox.team.net
> > >http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >Shotimes mailing list
> > >Shotimes@autox.team.net
> > >http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> > _______________________________________________
> > Shotimes mailing list
> > Shotimes@autox.team.net
> > http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> _______________________________________________
> Shotimes mailing list
> Shotimes@autox.team.net
> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> _______________________________________________
> Shotimes mailing list
> Shotimes@autox.team.net
> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> _______________________________________________
> Shotimes mailing list
> Shotimes@autox.team.net
> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
_______________________________________________
Shotimes mailing list
Shotimes@autox.team.net
http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes