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[Fallon]

Unless a drain has a stub that you can get a hose temporarily pushed onto, I usually end up with fluid splattering, or maybe I'm just not that good at this game yet.....

It may not be relevant to your situation Ralph, but I've seen these used to drain (big) transformers of oil - a kids hard-sided plastic wading pool. The plastic is strong enough to handle 10" or so of water, but low cost, and easy enough to trim for clearance.....

You may have your new coolant sourced already, but given your site, consider non-toxic formulas if it meets spec. If I had taken better notes in Chem 201, I might recall the formulation, but one place I've seen it listed is Amsoil.

Rgds, D.

Ethylene Glycol is the green stuff & classic automotive antifreeze. Apparently it tastes super sweet & even small amounts will destroy your liver.

Polypropylene Glycol is RV antifreeze & usually dyed pink. It's actually a food additive in candybars & other stuff, so non-toxic. Not sure how well it holds up to automotive uses. I suspect it doesn't cool as well or breaks down at higher temps.

I don't recall what the other newer long life automotive antifreeze is, or if it's just slightly different additive packages in Ethelene Glycol.

 

[3930dave]

On the landing page, talks about JD Cavitation Testing, but I didn't see any other diesel references.... bears further reading, but this was the stuff I was thinking of:

https://www.amsoil.com/p/low-toxicity-antifreeze-and-engine-coolant-ant/

Not suggested for drinking , but allegedly is less toxic than standard formulations.

(Edit - data sheet lists as " Propylene Glycol is a proprietary hybrid organic acid (HOAT) formula". With Cummins etc specs)

https://amsoilcontent.com/ams/lit/databulletins/g1156.pdf

Rgds, D.

 

[Rustyiron]

Our security lights are direct grid fed so that works good for me at night if I look out and see light I know I can go shut my generator off.

The only lights we can see is the 1400' TV tower about 12 miles away.

 

[dirttoys]

If you have 4 exact same tools that's not hoarding, that's 1 for garage, 1 for horse stable, 1 for truck, 1 for kitchen drawer, 1 for garden shed...wait...that's 5! Need 1 more

LOL for me it means I couldn't find one, and bought another (3 times).

Best,

ed

 

[Gale Hawkins]

LOL for me it means I couldn't find one, and bought another (3 times).

Best,

ed

Sounds like my fencing pliers story.

 

[Williy]

The only lights at night around here are the solar
lights on the fence in the back yard and all around
the place are flashing red windmill lights

willy

 

[RalphVa]

Unless a drain has a stub that you can get a hose temporarily pushed onto, I usually end up with fluid splattering, or maybe I'm just not that good at this game yet.....

It may not be relevant to your situation Ralph, but I've seen these used to drain (big) transformers of oil - a kids hard-sided plastic wading pool. The plastic is strong enough to handle 10" or so of water, but low cost, and easy enough to trim for clearance.....

You may have your new coolant sourced already, but given your site, consider non-toxic formulas if it meets spec. If I had taken better notes in Chem 201, I might recall the formulation, but one place I've seen it listed is Amsoil.

Rgds, D.

Gonna be hard to get something underneath the petcock on the radiator and difficult to fabricate a form using the putty stuff.

Have some leftover Coolgard. Yeah, some propylene glycol would be better. Think the Coolgard is only 6 year stuff. Might be able to get 10 year propylene.

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

In the trade it common to cut an oil jug into a shallow pan that fits under a drain, then use a pump to get the liquid from the pan to a waste bucket. Not fun when you’re dealing with 10 or 20 gallons but sometimes it’s the only way.

I have a natural distrust of long life coolants, 20 years ago texaco and a few others came out with long life coolants and while they may have been okay in the engine, they destroyed block heaters, hoses and turned to sludge. Lots of engines lost because the coolant ended up on the floor.

Propylene glycol is a common coolant available from major suppliers including fleet guard. It has a lower freezpoint but slightly less heat transfer capacity than EG coolant. Gensets going into the far north often get drained and refilled with PG.

 

[TMGT]

These work pretty well for getting into tight areas.

Flexible Draining Tool FUNNEL System FLEXIBLE OIL DRAINING FUNNEL TOOL USA | eBay

In addition to draining and filling fluids, Flexible Draining Tool can be used in a wide variety of applications including diverting water dripping from a pipe, filling bird feeders and filling fertilizer containers.

www.ebay.com

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[Gale Hawkins]

These work pretty well for getting into tight areas.

Flexible Draining Tool FUNNEL System FLEXIBLE OIL DRAINING FUNNEL TOOL USA | eBay

In addition to draining and filling fluids, Flexible Draining Tool can be used in a wide variety of applications including diverting water dripping from a pipe, filling bird feeders and filling fertilizer containers.

www.ebay.com

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Thanks. I ordered a couple.