Easy--- Just turn it upside-down!!!!car noob said:How do I drain the engine block of it's coolant, I can get the coolant out of the radiator with no problems, but have no idea how I'm supposed to drain the block itself
MustangPaul said:Don't mess with freeze plugs. If it ain't broke--or leaking. . . .
Flush it and you'll be ok. If you are super worried, install a filter in the upper rad hose to catch crap as it flows through. Not needed, but you can to it.
MustangPaul said:Doesn't the shop manual call for removal of the freeze plugs? I've never removed on in the 20 odd years I've driven mustangs.
Makes you wonder if they'd pop out if the block did, indeed, freeze.
I've had the best luck with routing the top hose down under the alternator with another old piece of hose and letting the engine do the work for you.
Like I said earlier, there is a company--Gano, or something like that--that sells a filter that goes in your top hose to catch crap. Fills up, pull it, clean it and reinstall it. I've never used one as I figure that I'm on top of what is going on in my engine so the flush will remove any garbage that has accumulated.
It's messy, but necessary.
Don't forget that if your engine is full of grit and stuff, your radiator is probably full too. Pull it, take it to a rad shop, and have it boiled out.
--P
65 fastback said:If you do flush out your coolant, make sure to capture all of the anti-freeze and dispose of it properly. Anti-freeze attracts animals with the smell and is deadly poisonous.
Tim
UH, We're talking about FORDS hereRoute666 said:The threaded drain plug must be a lot different on the 302 than my celica's little 4 banger, as I found undoing it pretty easy.