Draining Coolant

[Curt Sprenger]

I'm replacing all of the hoses, coolant, fuel, oil.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



ernieekberg@... wrote:

> Curt- how are your hoses?
> Ernie Ekberg
> 83PT40
> Livingston,Montana
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Terry Neal
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Draining Coolant
>
> You may have only drained part of the system Curt? Be sure the front
> heater lines & the aftercooler are flushed out too, I hook up a hose to
> mine, flush it & then hook up the air compressor & blow it all out with
> air before refilling. I would go ahead & replace the rad cap as a matter
> of prevention. I pull the covers off the thermostats too & check (or
> replace) them.
>
> Terry Neal
> Bozeman, MT
> 82PT40
> 74FC34
>
> Curt Sprenger wrote:
>
> > When draining the coolant by opening the radiator bottom tank drain
> > valve, I expected to see the coolant flow become less because the
> > radiator cap was not removed. The coolant flow continued at the same
> > flow until all the coolant was drained. Any thoughts on this? Perhaps a
> > bad radiator cap letting in air?
> >
> > Curt Sprenger
> > 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> > Anaheim Hills, Calif.
> >
> >
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