[Mgs] Coolant draining

Wed May 8 16:43:01 MDT 2019

Sorry to join the conversation late, and I don't mean to hijack the theme
but...

What kind of cleaning product might one use to flush the block?

Rick

On Wed, May 8, 2019, 5:30 PM EARL Shellenberger via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Remove the drain tap on side of engine, there is a small passage that goes
> up to water passage. Is always plugged with debris, will take a lot of
> fiddling to get a stiff wire to get up into water passage. I always had the
> same problem and gave up, however on the last rebuild I decided to figure
> it out, with head off I dug out the top portion of passage to verify that
> it was really there, then it took so time to bend wire right and up thru
> drain hole. It is there and will drain just takes patience to work a wire
> up thru to clear passage.
> Ron Shellenberger
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> >    1. Coolant draining on an MGB (wkilleffer at epbfi.com)
> >    2. Re: Coolant draining on an MGB (PaulHunt73)
> >    3. Re: Coolant draining on an MGB (Dan DiBiase)
> >    4. Re: Coolant draining on an MGB (i erbs)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 11:26:17 -0400
> > From: "wkilleffer at epbfi.com" <wkilleffer at epbfi.com>
> > To: "mgs at autox.team.net" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> > Subject: [Mgs] Coolant draining on an MGB
> > Message-ID: <sgl3a9rjkn1f8chgfu68l0qm.1557328057134 at email.lge.com>
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> > 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 much.?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,-WilliamSent from my LG Mobile
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 16:48:41 +0100
> > From: "PaulHunt73" <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>
> > To: <wkilleffer at epbfi.com>,   <mgs at autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] Coolant draining on an MGB
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> > About the only thing you can do - short of removing the engine and
> tipping it upside down - is to keep refilling with clean water to dilute
> what's left, run, drain, allow to cool, repeat, until what comes out is
> also clean.  Make sure the heater valve is open.
> >
> > To refill add the correct amount of neat coolant for the system capacity
> and your required dilution, then top-up with water.  For initial top-ups
> while it is purging itself of air use plain water, after that use a dilute
> mix.
> >
> > PaulH.
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >
> >
> >   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?
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> > Message: 3
> > Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 12:16:58 -0400
> > From: Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase at gmail.com>
> > To: "wkilleffer at epbfi.com" <wkilleffer at epbfi.com>
> > Cc: "mgs at autox.team.net" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] Coolant draining on an MGB
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> > 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/
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> >
> > 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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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 10:19:43 -0700
> > From: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> > To: PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>
> > Cc: wkilleffer at epbfi.com, mglist <mgs at autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] Coolant draining on an MGB
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> > jack up the rear of the car
> > Ira Erbs
> > Portland,OR
> >       _______                                  _______
> >      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> >          (_________________________)
> >           BT7 engine and disk brakes
> >
> >
> > 1967 MGB  [image: MG]
> >
> > A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> > Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 8:50 AM PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > About the only thing you can do - short of removing the engine and
> tipping
> > > it upside down - is to keep refilling with clean water to dilute what's
> > > left, run, drain, allow to cool, repeat, until what comes out is also
> > > clean.  Make sure the heater valve is open.
> > >
> > > To refill add the correct amount of neat coolant for the system
> capacity
> > > and your required dilution, then top-up with water.  For initial
> top-ups
> > > while it is purging itself of air use plain water, after that use a
> dilute
> > > mix.
> > >
> > > PaulH.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
> > >
> > > 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?
> > >
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