[encantotom]

i am back.

it took ALL morning to drain the coolant. the petcock is very slow. i got about 11-12 gallons out and i double filtered it and put it back in gallon jugs. so i feel comfortable reusing it. i ended up loosing a gallon or two, about half of which was in the lower chromed pipe coming off the bottom of the radiator.

the new silicon hose is much more flexible than the old one and fairly easy to get on. easy for me to say as my brotherinlaw was the one crawling in the back.

the water inlet on the bottom of the water pump had been leaking for along time and it was rusty. so we cleaned off the rust and sprayed it with a rust inhibitor paint. we will let it cure over the weekend.

we are painting the stand the hydraulic fan motor is on and i will polish the lower chrome radiator pipe while it is out.

btw, my radiator coolant is greenish. but that is the color of the recycled stuff leo uses on mine. it has the sca in it.

i will get a new filter since the one i got had sca precharge.

my next question is there any way special to get all the air out? and get coolant everywhere? i will fill the lower chrome pipe up as i install it. btw, it has a plug on the back of it for some reason.

do the petcocks on the coolant filter allow you to shut off the lines to replace the filter?

do any of you have the filter number with no sca precharge?

thanks

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