Hey fellas,
I?m soon draining my radiator and flushing it. I?m looking for the best brand of coolant and what type? I want to keep her cool...
I bought some 'flush' & 'anti-rust inhibitor' just need the coolant.
Also how many litres is it to fill the radiator & wheres the plug underneath?? (I?ll have a look thru my manual anyway)
Cheers Hutto.

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A question I think I can actually answer Drain plug should be at the Opposite end of the radiator to the filling cap obviously underneath. Thats where I found mine!

just undo the bottom hose then take the rad cap off

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mc_crush thats what i was thinking, but if i see the drain plug ill do that insted.
do you guys know what type and grade of coolant to use?..

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hey cushy you got lady's hands or sumthing i tried to get my hands down there to remove the hose and no bloody way would my hand fit also did not help the p/o had the freaking screw in a awful position
makka

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mm yes... we carni-folk ...

"small hands"

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thats why she married ya cos of ya small hands it made ya wang look bigger
makka

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Back on topic....
Not all rads have drain cocks or plugs. Oz ones do, but the Poms saved 5p or so by deleting them on all their current rads.
I use Nulon long life coolant concentrate, around 25%.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

thanks for that doc. no help from those other two

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most sincere typeing
i'm sorry hutto for being the class clown
makka

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But you are so good at it Makka...

I use the Tectaloy 60(mainly because water DOES freeze down this way!!) and was relatively cheap.

Agree with Makka as my hands fit down there to touch the bottom hose. However once there cant do anything anyways!! I rigged up an attachment which slots into the engine water drain plug adjacent to the clutch slave. I drain the water out, open the rad up, attach garden hose to rig now connected to the block drain hole, turn on afore mentioned hose and flush for about 5 mins(or when the crud stops vomiting from the top of the rad!!). I usually get 20000km out of a bottom hose and when I do replace it, I pull the entire cooling system off to do it(I hate rad shroud screws!!!). While I am there I always replace the belt, check water pump, re-grease that infernal speedo thingy, degrease anything I can reach and general maintenance.

Hope this helps - I think the ave mini holds about 6 litres of fluid but thats a broad guess

hooroo for now

Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

Redline Water Wetter.

Forgot to ask how many litres is the radiator... Including cylinder block...?

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Without heater, 3L.
With heater, 3.55L.
According to Leyland Black Book...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I dont know if you do what I do and read the bottel.....I wont go into it, but also for my car's (as I do with myself I read the bottel).....Some time it helps to ask questions to a sales assiasant
I Use a Nulon Long Life Consentrate which states 1/3...but if your read it....it has bad math's

I use Nulon concentrateed between 1/4 or 1/3
Thats what I use after a new Head Gasket wuthg no trouble

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