| Forum Home | ||||
| PC World Chat | ||||
| Thread ID: 127551 | 2012-10-30 05:39:00 | Frost PLug Replacement | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1309605 | 2012-10-30 05:39:00 | 1992 Toyota Sprinter. Looks to be the one at the back that's gone. Complicated to replace? Major removal of parts or not? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1309606 | 2012-10-30 08:07:00 | Bit of a mission to get access sometimes (=$$$$), and most likely all the rest are on the verge of going too. Anti freeze would have been cheaper - but the horse is gone so - - - |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1309607 | 2012-10-30 08:22:00 | The steel metric plugs are cheap as chips. No japper car worth putting in brass ones. They need to be smashed and levered out with a large screwdriver. So look and see what access is required. To get access to back ones on block may have to undo engine or gearbox mounts to let engine sag down. Can drill a hole with a big blumol thru floor and tape up afterwards. Its always the one at the back while all the easy to get ones are pristine. Horse stable bolt yes need to do specific gravity checks of the anti freeze every service and add concentrate to achieve 50% on the hydrometer. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1309608 | 2012-10-30 18:11:00 | How does antifreeze help? I understand if you live in a frosty area but up here? Or is it an anti-corrosion thing? | pctek (84) | ||
| 1309609 | 2012-10-30 18:27:00 | Anti corrosion is correct. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1309610 | 2012-10-30 19:19:00 | Anti corrosion, if you live in especially cold areas then it's useful (as an anitfreeze) but that's highly unlikely in most parts of NZ. Also, most of them incorporate additives that increase the boiling temperature of the water preventing boilover. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1309611 | 2012-10-30 19:49:00 | Yeah knew about the temp, but couldn't see why that would make it fall out. never mind, towed it down to Brucies, he said Oh an easy one (not) - $120. I said is that all so he said ok, how about $200? LOL. He'll check them all and add antifreeze as well. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1309612 | 2012-10-30 19:52:00 | Does 3 things Anti freeze Raises slightly the boiling point Stops corrosion, with ally heads, radiators and blocks its absolutely vital to run anti freeze at the correct ratio. Just because it a green, orange, pink colour is no indication of its strength need hydrometer. If you have a cast iron block and head, brass radiator you could get away it for a long time but the first thing to go would be the thin steel frost plugs. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1309613 | 2012-10-30 21:55:00 | Yeah knew about the temp, but couldn't see why that would make it fall out. never mind, towed it down to Brucies, he said Oh an easy one (not) - $120. I said is that all so he said ok, how about $200? LOL. He'll check them all and add antifreeze as well. Haw Haw |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1309614 | 2012-10-30 21:56:00 | Unfortunately, cant always trust the local garage to put the correct amount of antifreeze in. After the garage fixed my previous cars burst hose, the green water looked far too faded . I assumed the garage knew what they were doing. When the water started going a rust color is was obvious too me not enough antifreeze was put in. :groan: :groan: |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1 2 | |||||