Warm shower

[Nick H]

Flushed out rad today. Removed bottom hose to release cooled rad flush while laying underneath on opposite side. Pulled it of and ended up getting soaked as it flowed across the bottom gutter at the back of the rad. Ran like a looney up my drive ripping off my tea shirt and then plunged my face into some water as wasn't sure what nasties there might be in it. Anyway I'm here to tell the tale and to advise others that when removing bottom hose do it from above.

[Arbman Al]

Flushed out rad today. Removed bottom hose to release cooled rad flush while laying underneath on opposite side. Pulled it of and ended up getting soaked as it flowed across the bottom gutter at the back of the rad. Ran like a looney up my drive ripping off my tea shirt and then plunged my face into some water as wasn't sure what nasties there might be in it. Anyway I'm here to tell the tale and to advise others that when removing bottom hose do it from above.

lol - I think most of us have done that at some point. Some wierd people drink antifreeze so shouldn't think you will have any adverse effects!

[aerosilver]

Mine's a Bluecol and tonic, on the rocks.

[stagmuffin]

lol - I think most of us have done that at some point. Some wierd people drink antifreeze so shouldn't think you will have any adverse effects!

i wouldnt touch the stuff its a killer glycol is a deadly poison..............................but a fine cognac well thats another story

[Staggard]

lol - I think most of us have done that at some point. Some wierd people drink antifreeze so shouldn't think you will have any adverse effects!

OH don't say that ! its got ethanediol in it I have heard its been used to poison cats so I'me sure it can't do humans a lot of good. Google it

[Nick H]

Here you guys I think you're getting a little confused here...were talking rad flush - this can only be enjoyed straight. Cheers
Thats funny I seem to have mislaid my eyebrows!!!!

[stag8manod]

Hi, Ethylene glycol is poisonous ( automotive antifreeze), polypropolene glycol is safe (food grade), much more expensive but can be used. Wine makers over the years have used the polypropolene to make the wine go further but some have got it wrong by ignorance or otherwise and used ethylene and killed people. So next time look very carefully at your favourite tipple. Your can't tell, the best senario is you wake up the next morning or change to Whiskey.
Cheers Ian A

[Nick H]

Hi Ian, I thought everyone over there was drinking champagne after yesterdays little event. In fact I'm surprised any of you can stand up!!!!
Nick

[Westfaling]

Ian
Hope you're not giving anyone the impression that there's glycol in Kiwi wines! Didn't the Austrians get into trouble for this some years ago?
I've always found that a kiddies paddling pool under the engine bay is the best way to capture nearly all the fluid.
Nick

[Greenstag]

Ian
Hope you're not giving anyone the impression that there's glycol in Kiwi wines! Didn't the Austrians get into trouble for this some years ago?
I've always found that a kiddies paddling pool under the engine bay is the best way to capture nearly all the fluid.
Nick

What....with or without kids in it?

[DJT]

I have mentioned on here many times that it is not necessary to get covered in coolant when draining the rad. Use a length of half inch tubing inserted in the filling plug and fed to the bottom of the rad and syphon the coolant into a bucket. Nearly all of the coolant can be removed this way meaning no shower when removing the bottom hose. The coolant can then be disposed of responsibly or re-used if appropriate.Dave

[stag8manod]

Hi, I wouldn't know about that, never touch any of the stuff, wine or Champane, New Zealand or otherwise only what I've read. As well as the Austrians, Italians have a record of it to. No trouble standing up down under, gravity keeps us in place. No Gas at the moment, fortunately the plant I work in is coal fired so we are flatout.

[Duncan Skye]

I have mentioned on here many times that it is not necessary to get covered in coolant when draining the rad. Use a length of half inch tubing inserted in the filling plug and fed to the bottom of the rad and syphon the coolant into a bucket. Nearly all of the coolant can be removed this way meaning no shower when removing the bottom hose. The coolant can then be disposed of responsibly or re-used if appropriate.Dave

That's a neat idea Dave. I hadn't come across any of your previous posts but will go the route you mention wnen draining down. I've been wondering what to do about the engine block drain bolts as well, as they cascaded the coolant when removed. I've only ever troubled myself to get at them from underneath and have only done the job once thus far. It occurred to me that I probably took them out before loosening the radiator bottom hose, therefore getting a bigger than normal deluge. That said, one of the lines of thought I've had is to drill and tap the drain bolt and insert a small brass tap. It'd make the drain down job a lot cleaner. Anybody got any thoughts on that?

Duncan, Skye

[Kevin Garrod]

. That said, one of the lines of thought I've had is to drill and tap the drain bolt and insert a small brass tap. It'd make the drain down job a lot cleaner. Anybody got any thoughts on that?

Duncan, Skye

ISTR that early Stags had such taps.

[jleyton]

ISTR that early Stags had such taps.

Yep, they did and I wondered if it was just BL cost cutting to do away with them so I got a couple of the earlier drain taps from Rimmers.

I compared the thread with the plug I'd taken out and it looked identical however it just wouldn't screw in to the block When I examined them again I noticed a very slight difference in the thread pattern and so, sadly, fitting them to a later block appears to be impossible - drat !

Cheers

Julian