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Group, I need to replace my coolant. Never done it before. Using the
drain spout on the bottom rad hose, I have only got 6 gal until it quit
draining. What else should I do to get the 15 to 20 gal out the book
says I should get.The chassis heater valves are open.
Thanks ahead for your help
Ed Gardels 89sp
Arlington Tx

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Gardels"
wrote:
>
> Group, I need to replace my coolant. Never done it before. Using the
> drain spout on the bottom rad hose, I have only got 6 gal until it
quit
> draining. What else should I do to get the 15 to 20 gal out the book
> says I should get.The chassis heater valves are open.
> Thanks ahead for your help
> Ed Gardels 89sp
> Arlington Tx
>Ed I recently changed the coolant in Cat 3208T engine. I got about ten
gallons from the the radiator itself. Then I removed a couple of drain
plugs in the front of the engine. One is on the water pump the other
toward the bottom of the engine. There is also another pet cock to open
on some piping below the engine that goes to the radiator.

Then I removed the heater hoses in the front of the motorhome and
pushed them down below the engine level and drained out several more
galons. That was the most I could get out.

I then flushed with distilled water until all of the above lines and
drains ran free of antifreeze. This took about 2o gals of distilled
water but I knew I had all of the old coolant out. Of course I now had
some distilled water in the lines that would not drain. But that is
o.k. because you can add the antifreeze to it anyway.

Good luck.

John

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "johnocon54"
wrote:
>Thank you John for reply... Will start again this afternoon or
tommorrow.
Ed Gardels 89sp
Arlington Tx.

> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Gardels"
> wrote:
> >
> > Group, I need to replace my coolant. Never done it before. Using
the
> > drain spout on the bottom rad hose, I have only got 6 gal until
it
> quit
> > draining. What else should I do to get the 15 to 20 gal out the
book
> > says I should get.The chassis heater valves are open.
> > Thanks ahead for your help
> > Ed Gardels 89sp
> > Arlington Tx
> >Ed I recently changed the coolant in Cat 3208T engine. I got about
ten
> gallons from the the radiator itself. Then I removed a couple of
drain
> plugs in the front of the engine. One is on the water pump the
other
> toward the bottom of the engine. There is also another pet cock to
open
> on some piping below the engine that goes to the radiator.
>
> Then I removed the heater hoses in the front of the motorhome and
> pushed them down below the engine level and drained out several
more
> galons. That was the most I could get out.
>
> I then flushed with distilled water until all of the above lines
and
> drains ran free of antifreeze. This took about 2o gals of distilled
> water but I knew I had all of the old coolant out. Of course I now
had
> some distilled water in the lines that would not drain. But that is
> o.k. because you can add the antifreeze to it anyway.
>
> Good luck.
>
> John
>