Where is water drain for winter prep?
I am unsure whether I will attend the scca event at Blackhawk in a few weeks. Regardless, this will be my first winter in the car and I need to drain out the water. I tried to pull it out via the radiator cap area, but as you all probably know you can't get a tube down far enough to do the job.
So, where do you drain the water for the coolant system?
Thank you in advance.
Jeff
Maybe disconnect bottom hoses on rads...
Will this get all the water out of the engine? I really don’t want to crack the motor….I worry just opening the radiator lower hose will only drain the radiator and not the internal channels of the motor?
Originally Posted by Purple Frog
One of my kids did a 4th grade science fair experiment showing how freezing water would break things. If I remember correctly, with about 15% airspace available in a sealed container it wouldn't break because air compresses easier than water...
So, if the block and cooling system are near empty it shouldn't break even if it freezes.
But then you and I are trusting an 10 year olds science fair experiment.
love that! I’ll plan I’m filling it up with coolant for the winter like my sedan race car. I was just hoping to make it less messy with a real drain.
One of my kids did a 4th grade science fair experiment showing how freezing water would break things. If I remember correctly, with about 15% airspace available in a sealed container it wouldn't break because air compresses easier than water...
So, if the block and cooling system are near empty it shouldn't break even if it freezes.
But then you and I are trusting an 10 year olds science fair experiment.
I keep antifreeze in mine.
Pull the lower hose off the radiator to drain then add anti-freeze for storage
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