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Jamie Tyldesley

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Hi all,

I'm sure this is the world's easiest job, but I cannot for the life of me find the tap to drain the coolant on the cylinder block of my 2.25 diesel Series III. Please could someone give me a tip on where to look.

Thanks, Jamie
 
Jamie Tyldesley said:
Hi all,

I'm sure this is the world's easiest job, but I cannot for the life of me find the tap to drain the coolant on the cylinder block of my 2.25 diesel Series III. Please could someone give me a tip on where to look.

Thanks, Jamie
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It hides under the exhaust... It is on that side of the engine and is either a wing nut style tap or a solid brass plug ...
 
This one? (Just want to check before opening it incase it's the wrong one)

Thanks
 

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Do you really need to touch that? Its one of those things that can go very wrong for a small gain. I tend to keep well away from things screwed into old iron blocks. A freind of mine once craked a block fitting an oil pressure switch.
 
rob1miles said:
Do you really need to touch that? Its one of those things that can go very wrong for a small gain. I tend to keep well away from things screwed into old iron blocks. A freind of mine once craked a block fitting an oil pressure switch.
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I agree, don't mess about with it. If you need to flush the coolant, remove a hose, drain, refill with water, run engine for a couple of minutes, drain, repeat until water runs clear, refill with correct mix of coolant.

Col
 
It's one of those taps with the 'wing-nut' part broken off, they always used to break like that, useless damned things. You might be able to remove the whole as Blackburn has said: it is brass and most likely will turn out but be careful and don't force it. You might be able to source a brass plug at a hydraulics suppliers.
There is much to be said for leaving well alone and flushing the block with a hose.
 
That's a job to do when the engine is out for a rebuild, then you can drill it and re-tap the thread once its broken off (as they do).
 
Never taken mine out. I just chuck a garden hose down the thermostat for half an hour.

It’ll be full of crap again in 12 months anyway :(
 
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