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Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 1269
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 2:56 pm: | |
Drew, they disconnect a hose in the system and place the flusher in-line. On my 348 Spider a hose was disconnected in the far left side of the engine toward the front. |
Drew Altemara (Drewa)
New member
Username: Drewa
Post Number: 47
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 2:06 pm: | |
Frank,
I'm just curious. Where do they put the fluid in and where do they remove it from? Does it flow expansion tank to radiator dump valve?
Drew |
Drew Altemara (Drewa)
New member
Username: Drewa
Post Number: 46
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 2:05 pm: | |
Frank,
I'm just curious. Where do they put the fluid in and where do they remove it from? Does it flow expansion tank to radiator dumnp valve?
Drew |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 1267
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 1:18 pm: | |
While a garden hose may work, I like the power flushers most radiator shops have. It first pushes out the old fluid as a cleaner flows in. The cleaner is then pushed out as the new fluid flows in. This is all done a a low pressure. The old fluid is captured in a tank so you can look at it for any signs of oil and or other problems. I had my 348 Spider done for around a $100.00. |
Fred (Iluv4res)
Junior Member
Username: Iluv4res
Post Number: 74
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 12:39 pm: | |
You should drain all of the coolant first. Then change the thermostat.
This is a great chance to flush. While everythings apart, you can hook up a garden hose to a rubber bulb, used for home drain clogs, and turn on the hose at low pressure. This does a great job of flusing the system. Just make sure it's at low pressure and the coolant hoses are disconnected so the water can flow out.
If you do the flush, I would fill with coolant, drive a bit, let cool, and then drain and refill with fresh coolant. This way there are no impurities left in the engine and/or floating around in the coolant. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Intermediate Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 1265
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 12:29 pm: | |
If its never been done you need to have the cooling system power flushed. After I bought my 348 Spider I had its cooling system power flushed. Although the coolant looked good in the tank, you wouldn't believe the crud that was flushed out of the system. |
Paul Newman (Newman)
Member
Username: Newman
Post Number: 381
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 12:28 pm: | |
Im assuming you mean the engine thermostat. I would drain first to prevent a major mess, change and refill. then bleed out the air. |
89TCab (Jmg)
Member
Username: Jmg
Post Number: 257
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 12:17 pm: | |
I am going to replace my thermostat (Mondial T) and I wanted to know if I should drain my coolant first, or pull and then let the coolant drain out from there or if in fact the thermostat actually reads without being in the coolant and I can simply switch out.
Thanks,
JMG |