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Dennis 11-12-2006 05:47 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
Thanks to all for your response.
Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough time
finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner of
the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????

Thanks again,
Dennis B



Dennis 11-12-2006 05:47 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
Thanks to all for your response.
Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough time
finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner of
the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????

Thanks again,
Dennis B



mabar 11-12-2006 07:00 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
In the Cleveland, Ohio area, Advance Auto and AutoZone both carry it.

You could also go to any Chrysler or Jeep dealer and get the Mopar brand
there.

Tom

"Dennis" <dennis@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:K8idnZfRdvn7OcrYnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Thanks to all for your response.
> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough

time
> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner

of
> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis B
>
>




mabar 11-12-2006 07:00 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
In the Cleveland, Ohio area, Advance Auto and AutoZone both carry it.

You could also go to any Chrysler or Jeep dealer and get the Mopar brand
there.

Tom

"Dennis" <dennis@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:K8idnZfRdvn7OcrYnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Thanks to all for your response.
> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough

time
> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner

of
> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis B
>
>




mabar 11-12-2006 07:00 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
In the Cleveland, Ohio area, Advance Auto and AutoZone both carry it.

You could also go to any Chrysler or Jeep dealer and get the Mopar brand
there.

Tom

"Dennis" <dennis@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:K8idnZfRdvn7OcrYnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> Thanks to all for your response.
> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough

time
> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner

of
> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis B
>
>




L.W.(Bill) Hughes III 11-12-2006 07:06 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
Take the time to drain the block, more than likely you'll find it
clogged with rust and acid sediment:
http://jeephorizons.com/tech/radiatorflush.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dennis wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your response.
> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough time
> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner of
> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis B


L.W.(Bill) Hughes III 11-12-2006 07:06 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
Take the time to drain the block, more than likely you'll find it
clogged with rust and acid sediment:
http://jeephorizons.com/tech/radiatorflush.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dennis wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your response.
> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough time
> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner of
> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis B


L.W.(Bill) Hughes III 11-12-2006 07:06 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 
Take the time to drain the block, more than likely you'll find it
clogged with rust and acid sediment:
http://jeephorizons.com/tech/radiatorflush.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Dennis wrote:
>
> Thanks to all for your response.
> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough time
> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they never
> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner of
> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>
> Thanks again,
> Dennis B


Dennis 11-12-2006 08:49 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:4557B721.406AAF85@cox.net...
> Take the time to drain the block, more than likely you'll find it
> clogged with rust and acid sediment:
> http://jeephorizons.com/tech/radiatorflush.html
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dennis wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to all for your response.
>> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough
>> time
>> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they
>> never
>> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
>> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
>> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
>> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner
>> of
>> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Dennis B


Thanks Mr. ------ for your help, I appreciate you taking the time.
I agree that draining the block would be an important step but I can't find
the drain plug. I don't want to remove the exhaust manifold looking for it
because I'm not sure where the drain plug is. It's not where the service
manual says it's located or at least I can't see it.The illustration that
you point out is not the same configuration as what I have in my Wrangler.
The exhaust manifold is more massive and there are two exhaust pipes
attached to it. Also the coolant temperature sensor is located in the
thermostat housing not in the engine block. The jeep only has 60,000 miles
on it so I hope that there isn't much yuk in there at this point to hurt
anything. Since I'm changing from the original antifreeze to the G-05 I
will do a water hose flush to remove all of the old stuff and hope that will
be sufficient at least this time around. In the mean time I'll try to find
out if this engine has the drain plug, where it's located and if it can be
accessed with out doing a major tear down. I wonder why they didn't put the
plug on the right side of the engine? It would be much more accessible.
Thanks,
Dennis B



Dennis 11-12-2006 08:49 PM

Re: Can't find the coolant drain plug???
 

"L.W.(Bill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:4557B721.406AAF85@cox.net...
> Take the time to drain the block, more than likely you'll find it
> clogged with rust and acid sediment:
> http://jeephorizons.com/tech/radiatorflush.html
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Dennis wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to all for your response.
>> Sounds like installing the flushing tee is the way to go. I had a rough
>> time
>> finding the Zerex G-05 antifreeze. First I went to Carquest and they
>> never
>> heard of it ,so then I went to Napa and they never heard of it, went to
>> Advance Auto and they don't carry it, and these are all vendors who are
>> supposed to have it. Don't have a Pep Boys in town
>> so my last chance was Auto Zone. They had it hidden away in a far corner
>> of
>> the store away from all the rest of the antifreeze?????????
>>
>> Thanks again,
>> Dennis B


Thanks Mr. ------ for your help, I appreciate you taking the time.
I agree that draining the block would be an important step but I can't find
the drain plug. I don't want to remove the exhaust manifold looking for it
because I'm not sure where the drain plug is. It's not where the service
manual says it's located or at least I can't see it.The illustration that
you point out is not the same configuration as what I have in my Wrangler.
The exhaust manifold is more massive and there are two exhaust pipes
attached to it. Also the coolant temperature sensor is located in the
thermostat housing not in the engine block. The jeep only has 60,000 miles
on it so I hope that there isn't much yuk in there at this point to hurt
anything. Since I'm changing from the original antifreeze to the G-05 I
will do a water hose flush to remove all of the old stuff and hope that will
be sufficient at least this time around. In the mean time I'll try to find
out if this engine has the drain plug, where it's located and if it can be
accessed with out doing a major tear down. I wonder why they didn't put the
plug on the right side of the engine? It would be much more accessible.
Thanks,
Dennis B




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