[DeTomaso] Coolant drain

Pantdino pantdino at aol.com
Tue Sep 11 00:16:30 EDT 2012


I have a long, low drain pan that I put under the radiator. I find that if you put a rag over the drain plug the coolant will follow it down into the pan and not go all over the place. Then I just hose off the bit that is left over and take the car for a drive to dry the area.


-----Original Message-----
From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 10, 2012 6:13 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Coolant drain


You want three of these:
http://napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=WH_6660_0367751284

One in the bottom of the radiator as Mike Drew has shown you.  Two more 
in the engine block where the drain plugs are.  Don't install a hose to 
the ones on the block, you'll just slip one on when you need to.

Here is a photo of the passenger side engine drain plug.  The safety 
wire is to prevent it from opening accidentally on it's own.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=426215700731537&set=pb.123856937634083.-2207520000.1347325802&type=1&theater

Being able to attach a hose is -very- convenient.  You can direct the 
coolant exactly where you want it.

That will drain an overwhelming majority of the coolant from the car.  
However, you will -still- have some in the under-car tubes.  I think the 
best solution for that is similar to what you were thinking, some kind 
of a bung so you can install either two more of these petcocks or just a 
plug.  I'd put them at an angle so they were not straight down.  Sure, 
you won't get it -all- out, but most of it; enough so it doesn't make a 
-big- mess.

Best of luck,
Asa Jay
(I hate that job too, which is why I have these on my car now)

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 9/10/2012 5:48 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/10/12 17 25 33, fisher95020 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
>>   Any better ideas?
>>
>>>> Lots. :>)
> First of all, the standard drain petcock leads to water going all over the
> place as you have experienced.   But it's a very simple matter to replace it
> with one that has a hose barb; they are available at any good hardware
> store.   Then you can have a length of hose attached, and leave it in place,
> running full-width behind the radiator and secured at the other end with a zip
> tie.   When you have to drain the system, you just hang the hose over your
> drain pan and open it up.   Here's a photo of mine in place:
>
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=28741
>
> Also, you know there are a pair of drain plugs located at the lowest point
> in the engine block, right?   One on each side.   Pop those plugs out to
> drain the back half of the system.   Water might splash against the chassis
> rails, but that's not the end of the world, especially if you've mostly 
drained
> the system from the front already.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
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