[DeTomaso] Draining cooling system

[mikeldrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/21/10 21 05 21, davel at emspace.com writes:


> 
> Ha - it took me a half hour to find the drain cock.
> Now - does anyone have a tip to avoid making a big mess with glycol.
> Maybe jam a piece of surgical tubing into it?
> Or make a wacky funnel to drain through the wheel well?
> 

Note--I haven't yet been smart enough to implement this solution myself.   
But I have seen other Panteras that have the normal 
dribble-all-over-the-place petcock replaced with the style that incorporates a hose barb.   That 
then allows you to hook a piece of tubing to it when necessary, and neatly 
drain the coolant.

If you have an aluminum radiator, it's a good idea to use a sacrificial 
anode.   These things replace the drain cock.   Unfortunately they don't lend 
themselves to being used as a dribble-free way of draining the radiator, but 
I think it's more important to protect the system.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FLX-32060/

I have one for the radiator in my Cobra, but haven't yet overcome the heavy 
inertia which prevents me from actually taking the time to drain the 
radiator and change it out--so it rattles around under the seat instead!

Mike