[Mgs] Coolant draining on an MGB

[Dan DiBiase]

On my '76B, with '77 engine, there is no drain valve. You have to pull the
lowest radiator hose off the water pump to drain the coolant. It's a mess.
Need a really wide pan on the ground underneath, and even then it tends to
run along the front crossmember and steering rack and make a mess.

Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 11:26 AM wkilleffer--- via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> The car I will be working on is a 1974 B with an 18GK engine. It uses one
> of those metal junctions that attaches a short hose tobthe water pump,
> lower radiator hose, and hose to the heater core.
>
> I will be replacing the radiator, radiator cap, all hoses, and putting in
> a 180 (or 185deg) thermostat. All the parts are coming from Vicky Brit.
>
> Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that the yellow so-called
> universal coolant doesn't work well with brass and copper radiators, which
> is why I'm doing this work.
>
> My engine has a coolant drain plug near the oil gauge takeoff near the
> back of the engine. However, I have never been able to get anything to
> drain out of it. I'm willing to have another go at it, but not expecting m
> uch.
>
> So, how do I get all the old coolant out of the engine since the coolant
> drain plug isn't functional, and since there will likely be water left
> inside the block, how do I properly dilute the green coolant?
>
> Thank you,
> -William
>
> *Sent from my LG Mobile*
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