Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
10-18-2006, 02:24 PM
#291
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
back together right.
To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
ad a premix it won't be good enough.
'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
circumstance....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
NJPainter wrote:
>
> So I can do the flush myself?
> Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
back together right.
To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
ad a premix it won't be good enough.
'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
circumstance....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
NJPainter wrote:
>
> So I can do the flush myself?
> Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
10-18-2006, 02:24 PM
#292
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
back together right.
To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
ad a premix it won't be good enough.
'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
circumstance....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
NJPainter wrote:
>
> So I can do the flush myself?
> Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
back together right.
To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
ad a premix it won't be good enough.
'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
circumstance....
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
NJPainter wrote:
>
> So I can do the flush myself?
> Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
10-18-2006, 02:29 PM
#293
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
> That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
> 'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>
> It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
> and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
> the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
> back together right.
>
> To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
> antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
> mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
> 70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
> water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
> ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>
> 'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
> circumstance....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NJPainter wrote:
> >
> > So I can do the flush myself?
> > Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
--
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this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
> That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
> 'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>
> It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
> and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
> the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
> back together right.
>
> To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
> antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
> mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
> 70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
> water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
> ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>
> 'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
> circumstance....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NJPainter wrote:
> >
> > So I can do the flush myself?
> > Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
--
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10-18-2006, 02:29 PM
#294
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
> That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
> 'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>
> It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
> and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
> the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
> back together right.
>
> To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
> antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
> mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
> 70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
> water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
> ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>
> 'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
> circumstance....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NJPainter wrote:
> >
> > So I can do the flush myself?
> > Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
--
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this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
> That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
> 'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>
> It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
> and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
> the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
> back together right.
>
> To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
> antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
> mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
> 70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
> water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
> ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>
> 'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
> circumstance....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NJPainter wrote:
> >
> > So I can do the flush myself?
> > Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
--
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10-18-2006, 02:29 PM
#295
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
> That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
> 'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>
> It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
> and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
> the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
> back together right.
>
> To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
> antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
> mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
> 70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
> water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
> ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>
> 'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
> circumstance....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NJPainter wrote:
> >
> > So I can do the flush myself?
> > Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
--
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this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
Earle
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
> That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
> 'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>
> It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
> and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
> the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
> back together right.
>
> To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
> antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
> mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
> 70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
> water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
> ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>
> 'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
> circumstance....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> NJPainter wrote:
> >
> > So I can do the flush myself?
> > Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
--
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10-18-2006, 08:43 PM
#296
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
What happens if you just pour the stuff in a hole in the ground? Is
ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
or does it break down?
Jeff DeWitt
Earle Horton wrote:
> You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
> this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
>
>>That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
>>'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>>
>>It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
>>and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
>>the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
>>back together right.
>>
>>To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
>>antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
>>mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
>>70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
>>water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
>>ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>>
>>'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
>>circumstance....
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>NJPainter wrote:
>>
>>>So I can do the flush myself?
>>>Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
>
>
>
>
ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
or does it break down?
Jeff DeWitt
Earle Horton wrote:
> You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
> this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
>
>>That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
>>'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>>
>>It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
>>and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
>>the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
>>back together right.
>>
>>To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
>>antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
>>mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
>>70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
>>water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
>>ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>>
>>'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
>>circumstance....
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>NJPainter wrote:
>>
>>>So I can do the flush myself?
>>>Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
>
>
>
>
10-18-2006, 08:43 PM
#297
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
What happens if you just pour the stuff in a hole in the ground? Is
ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
or does it break down?
Jeff DeWitt
Earle Horton wrote:
> You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
> this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
>
>>That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
>>'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>>
>>It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
>>and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
>>the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
>>back together right.
>>
>>To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
>>antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
>>mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
>>70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
>>water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
>>ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>>
>>'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
>>circumstance....
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>NJPainter wrote:
>>
>>>So I can do the flush myself?
>>>Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
>
>
>
>
ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
or does it break down?
Jeff DeWitt
Earle Horton wrote:
> You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
> this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
>
>>That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
>>'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>>
>>It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
>>and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
>>the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
>>back together right.
>>
>>To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
>>antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
>>mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
>>70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
>>water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
>>ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>>
>>'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
>>circumstance....
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>NJPainter wrote:
>>
>>>So I can do the flush myself?
>>>Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
>
>
>
>
10-18-2006, 08:43 PM
#298
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
What happens if you just pour the stuff in a hole in the ground? Is
ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
or does it break down?
Jeff DeWitt
Earle Horton wrote:
> You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
> this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
>
>>That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
>>'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>>
>>It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
>>and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
>>the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
>>back together right.
>>
>>To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
>>antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
>>mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
>>70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
>>water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
>>ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>>
>>'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
>>circumstance....
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>NJPainter wrote:
>>
>>>So I can do the flush myself?
>>>Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
>
>
>
>
ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
or does it break down?
Jeff DeWitt
Earle Horton wrote:
> You also have to figure in the cost of disposal. Some localities charge for
> this. Some apparently don't have any (legal) way to get rid of it.
>
> Earle
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:4536717B.2E418FEA@sympatico.ca...
>
>>That is 'so' hard to give a straight faced answer to, knowing your
>>'mechanic' and your mechanical ability....
>>
>>It is messy. You will have to collect the poison liquid that comes out
>>and recycle it. You will have to unhook hoses and crawl under to get
>>the engine block drain to do it properly and you will have to get it all
>>back together right.
>>
>>To refill it you need to add half the system's volume in pure
>>antifreeze, then top the rest up with distilled water to get a 50/50
>>mix. If you want colder weather protection, then add 60% or at the max
>>70% pure first. You have to add pure coolant first because a lot of
>>water will be trapped in the cooling system and engine block so if you
>>ad a premix it won't be good enough.
>>
>>'Normally' I would say go with the $40.00, but not in this
>>circumstance....
>>
>>Mike
>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>>Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>>(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>>
>>NJPainter wrote:
>>
>>>So I can do the flush myself?
>>>Mechanic said he can do it for 40$.
>
>
>
>
10-18-2006, 09:29 PM
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
> What happens if you just pour the stuff in a hole in the ground? Is
> ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
> or does it break down?
It will break down, but in the mean time it's a hazard to animals and
a poison. Even the city prefers you not dump it in the drains as it
messes with the sewerage treatment plant.
I drain what I can into a five gallon drum and take it to the cities vehicle
maintenace facility. Figure what little remains will be dilluted enough with
running water that it's ok to put down the sewer. I never drain into the
street.
That or I use the auto hobby shop on base, where they have a flushing station.
--
DougW
> What happens if you just pour the stuff in a hole in the ground? Is
> ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
> or does it break down?
It will break down, but in the mean time it's a hazard to animals and
a poison. Even the city prefers you not dump it in the drains as it
messes with the sewerage treatment plant.
I drain what I can into a five gallon drum and take it to the cities vehicle
maintenace facility. Figure what little remains will be dilluted enough with
running water that it's ok to put down the sewer. I never drain into the
street.
That or I use the auto hobby shop on base, where they have a flushing station.
--
DougW
10-18-2006, 09:29 PM
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Re: Oil Pressure Hits Zero And Stays There- JGC '96
Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
> What happens if you just pour the stuff in a hole in the ground? Is
> ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
> or does it break down?
It will break down, but in the mean time it's a hazard to animals and
a poison. Even the city prefers you not dump it in the drains as it
messes with the sewerage treatment plant.
I drain what I can into a five gallon drum and take it to the cities vehicle
maintenace facility. Figure what little remains will be dilluted enough with
running water that it's ok to put down the sewer. I never drain into the
street.
That or I use the auto hobby shop on base, where they have a flushing station.
--
DougW
> What happens if you just pour the stuff in a hole in the ground? Is
> ethylene glycol some kind of super stable substance that lasts forever
> or does it break down?
It will break down, but in the mean time it's a hazard to animals and
a poison. Even the city prefers you not dump it in the drains as it
messes with the sewerage treatment plant.
I drain what I can into a five gallon drum and take it to the cities vehicle
maintenace facility. Figure what little remains will be dilluted enough with
running water that it's ok to put down the sewer. I never drain into the
street.
That or I use the auto hobby shop on base, where they have a flushing station.
--
DougW
