Coolant Flush And T-stat Change

tomustang · Mar 22, 2006

jasonh_86 said:
nooo.. I take it to Auto Zone or somewhere that accepts oil.

glue the caps back on and hand them a reciept for return

mrvax · Mar 22, 2006

svttech76 said:
one last thing if you take the cap off the engine while hot make sure you use a rag around the cap and do it very slow to release the presure . you don't want to get hit with superheated coolant.

VERY CAREFULL! My dad was a mechanic and did it this way once. He used the rag to just release some pressure (overheating) and the entire radiator cap just blew off. He was burned bad and needed hospital.

Mike97gt · Mar 22, 2006

mrvax said:
VERY CAREFULL! My dad was a mechanic and did it this way once. He used the rag to just release some pressure (overheating) and the entire radiator cap just blew off. He was burned bad and needed hospital.

yep. that almost happend to me once. be very very carefull when doing this.

hotmustang331 · Mar 22, 2006

tomustang said:
glue the caps back on and hand them a reciept for return

I wonder if they will take back "new" oil like that? I wouldnt think so being that someone could do that (im sure its been tried in the past )

tomustang · Mar 22, 2006

hotmustang331 said:
I wonder if they will take back "new" oil like that? I wouldnt think so being that someone could do that (im sure its been tried in the past )

people return used stuff all the time it's all wal-mart's fault

jasonh_86 · Mar 22, 2006

tomustang said:
glue the caps back on and hand them a reciept for return

Mike97gt · Mar 22, 2006

tomustang said:
glue the caps back on and hand them a reciept for return

WOW I never heard of that before.

Stang|ess · Mar 22, 2006

so I can dump coolant down a drain right? there's a near by storm drain, but ill have to do it at night though, my neighbors are nazis.

Mike97gt · Mar 22, 2006

Stang|ess said:
so I can dump coolant down a drain right? there's a near by storm drain, but ill have to do it at night though, my neighbors are nazis.

you also could bring the used coolant back to where you bought the new coolant from. If not there are legal ways to get rid of it. I would not empty it down the drain.

Stang|ess · Mar 22, 2006

so you're one of them.

no reach around for you .

does it need to be returned in a specific container? or would any plastic bottle suffice?

topless98gt · Mar 22, 2006

I hope this doesn't turn into another Seafoam thread...

xseler8 · Mar 22, 2006

I used Preston "FLUSH" for the cooling system years ago on my Bronco II. I damaged the freeze plugs & the heater core. Careful..read instructions if you
use this stuff.

DerekStangGT · Mar 22, 2006

i didnt feel like reading all those posts, so im posting anyway even though this may be a repeat. anyway, be sure you drain the coolant in the block as well as from the radiator. theres a drain bolt that goes right up in the block, driver side, just above the oil pan. its an inverted hex/allen head bolt that leads right into a water jacket. its a pretty isolated bolt, so you shouldnt have trouble finding it.

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