[Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
Paul Nimz
niks@dialnetwork.com
Sat, 15 Nov 2003 00:59:17 -0600
I usually take the upper radiator hose off and have a hose running in the
radiator. As the car idles the t-stat will open and close. Also a good way
to know exactly the temp that the t-stat operates at.
Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 5:56 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant flush questions
> But then when cold water hits the t-stat, it will close it right up.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----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
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