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Old 04-16-2015, 11:32 PM   #1
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Default Draining all the anti freeze

I was thinking of draining or flushing out the old anti freeze and adding new. But I was wondering how do you drain the anti freeze from the block of a Caterpillar engine. Has anybody done this, and if so can you give me some tips as to where or how it is done.

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Old 04-19-2015, 07:26 AM   #2
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I had found a You tube on it, because I wanted to go to Cat Elc, I did a complete flush, with the Cat flush, Then flushed with water, like 5 more times till the water was clean, then refilled with cat full strength coolant and distilled water. I'm trying to remember, I know it said to close the heater core valves during part of the flushing, it would be nice if I could find the video, just kept refilling, warm it up and redrain, till I was pleased with what came out, I think there was 3 bleeders? radiator, one on the heater shut off valve and another on the block
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Thank you Frutza. I will crawl under and see if I can see the drain plugs on the block. Or maybe I will just take it to Freightliner and let them do it. To be on the safe side.
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Old 04-24-2015, 12:42 PM   #4
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They were more petcocks, not plugs, unless they are doing some power flush, I don't think a shop would keep flushing till the water was clean, having the Cat engine I wanted to go back to Genuine Cat Elc, not hard, just time consuming
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