Drain and Flush
Winching
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Toronto
Check with your municipality for proper disposal of coolant, it is quite poisonous. Here in Toronto they take it as a hazardous waste at a number of depots around the city. And don't get it in your septic system, kills off all the useful bacteria.
It's easy to be cavalier with these things, but we only get the one planet. Of course it's a land rover, we should probably only be allowed to park them over some kind of collection system… but you do the best you can.
And if Mike says use distilled, you use distilled!
It's easy to be cavalier with these things, but we only get the one planet. Of course it's a land rover, we should probably only be allowed to park them over some kind of collection system… but you do the best you can.
And if Mike says use distilled, you use distilled!
Baja
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Boston Strong
not putting a heater control valve, removing the float sensor from the recover tank, making a one piece rear door with a fixed window, you could go on & on.
I been looking at Radiator Barn to find a similar core with a drain plug.
I been looking at Radiator Barn to find a similar core with a drain plug.
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Rock Crawling
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Kaintuck ee
Don't buy any of the flushes if you are thinking about cleaning out your radiator cause after 100,000 miles D2 radiators are partially plugged and won't clean out.
Go buy about 5 gallons of distilled water, no tap water flush it thru 2 times, install a new coolant pressure cap and a 180 degree soft spring t/stat and your new coolant and you will be set.
Go buy about 5 gallons of distilled water, no tap water flush it thru 2 times, install a new coolant pressure cap and a 180 degree soft spring t/stat and your new coolant and you will be set.
I have a new Soft spring thermostat, Flushing out the Dex so that was why I was asking about a flush. I wanted to make sure I get it all out. I have a few gallons of distilled water but getting more before getting started. Forgot to order an new cap. Got water wetter also. Maybe this weekend I hope.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Nashville, TN
Is there a sticky or step by step on how to flush and refill? I ran some clean water through the system to flush but I don't understand how to fill it up with the proper coolant/distilled water mixture.
Super Moderator
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From: Savannah Georgia
re: I don't understand how to fill it up with the proper coolant/distilled water mixture.
Rather than fool with mixing it, just buy 50/50 premix green coolant, like Peak, then no worries.
Rather than fool with mixing it, just buy 50/50 premix green coolant, like Peak, then no worries.
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Rock Crawling
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Kaintuck ee
There is 16 cups in a gallon. I get distilled water and some Peak or Prestone "whatever" the green/yellow coolant if on sale. I keep an old gallon original coolant jug and mix 8 cups of D-water and 8 cups of antifreeze in the old jug and keep it in my Rover at all times in case I or someone needs to top off. Or in this case to drain and flush. I am just going to use D-water for flushing the 04 . I used a kitchen measuring cup that we bought many years ago that I keep in the garage for such purposes.
Something about premix that bothers me . It's just me
Something about premix that bothers me . It's just me
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Nashville, TN
I have done a flush so now my system is full of water. So how do I get that water out so I can fill the entire system up with the proper mixture? If i just button it up and top it off then it's almost exclusively water.