Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost
Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2014/10/25 20:56:27
Winter is coming (I hear you saying, isn't it always winter in ND?) so I thought I should put some antifreeze in the car. I've been running water and no thermostat all summer so that it could flush itself out a bit. Remember that I had no access to water in my hangar while going through the engine etc last winter, so I hadn't been able to flush it at that time.
I drained the radiator, then pulled the radiator hoses and heater hoses and ran the hose through the engine and radiator, got a little colored water but not too bad. Added 10 qts of green regular antifreeze and then water, after reinstalling all the hoses, and ran it to check for leaks. All good, so we ought to be ready for the cold weather.
I had to research a bit to figure out how the thermostat fits in the outlet, I couldn't puzzle out which way it went in. There wasn't one installed when I got the car. Once I figured that out (pellet down, toward the head) I installed it using my new retaining clip from MM and it should be good to go.
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I drained the radiator, then pulled the radiator hoses and heater hoses and ran the hose through the engine and radiator, got a little colored water but not too bad. Added 10 qts of green regular antifreeze and then water, after reinstalling all the hoses, and ran it to check for leaks. All good, so we ought to be ready for the cold weather.
I had to research a bit to figure out how the thermostat fits in the outlet, I couldn't puzzle out which way it went in. There wasn't one installed when I got the car. Once I figured that out (pellet down, toward the head) I installed it using my new retaining clip from MM and it should be good to go.
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