So I have the dreaded antifreeze smell in the car through the vents. Luckily, no antifreeze on rug inside car just through firewall weep hole under heater core hoses. I picked up a molded U shaped heater hose that's 5/8s on one end and 3/4 on the other. Had to cut the old hoses from the heater core (I'm sure they are original). I have not pulled the hoses from the metal tubes on top of the intake yet.
So here's my dilemma:
I drained about half the radiator through the petcock at the bottom of the radiator. I would assume the fluid level in the motor would drain at the same rate as the radiator (at least that's how it would seem to work in my mind). The coolant level is in the radiator is clearly lower than the upper intake lines. I went to point the small heater core hoses at the back of the engine down to make sure when I pull the hoses off that antifreeze doesn't pour out the tubes. When I did this antifreeze came out surprisingly.
- Why is there still antifreeze that far up the engine when I already dumped a decent amount out of the radiator (probable a gallon)?
- How do I get the antifreeze level low enough as to not get soaked replacing the heater lines with my U loop?
- What is the best way to replace the antifreeze I drained? Is there a trick to doing this? Normally I would fill through the radiator, but I also don't want to damage the motor if the level in the motor is too low. I plan to do a flush in the Spring, but want to put the old stuff back in for now.
Thanks in advance
So here's my dilemma:
I drained about half the radiator through the petcock at the bottom of the radiator. I would assume the fluid level in the motor would drain at the same rate as the radiator (at least that's how it would seem to work in my mind). The coolant level is in the radiator is clearly lower than the upper intake lines. I went to point the small heater core hoses at the back of the engine down to make sure when I pull the hoses off that antifreeze doesn't pour out the tubes. When I did this antifreeze came out surprisingly.
- Why is there still antifreeze that far up the engine when I already dumped a decent amount out of the radiator (probable a gallon)?
- How do I get the antifreeze level low enough as to not get soaked replacing the heater lines with my U loop?
- What is the best way to replace the antifreeze I drained? Is there a trick to doing this? Normally I would fill through the radiator, but I also don't want to damage the motor if the level in the motor is too low. I plan to do a flush in the Spring, but want to put the old stuff back in for now.
Thanks in advance