by "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
Published 10/19/2017 at 22:30
by "Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
Published 10/19/2017 at 22:30
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A tutorial in 15 simple steps.
1. Locate your radiator drainage petcock.
2. Ready your drain pan
3. Ready your funnel, since the petcock drains right onto a subrame crossmember
4. Attempt to open petcock with years of caked corrosion with your bare hands. I mean, you might as well try
5. Retrieve PB and pliers
6. Enjoy your sandwich as well as you can. It’s not easy eating with pliers
7. Now get your PB blaster or preferred penetrating lube
8.
9. Open with pliers
10. Observe coolant spraying out multiple places from the petcock handle and spout
11. Let out a distressed shriek
12. Scramble to position your pan to collect random dripping
13. Have your wife pull into the driveway right in the middle of this struggle and request help getting the child out so she can make an appointment
14. Close petcock
15. Go inside and wash up
In other news, I worked on the Bronco for like 15 whole minutes today.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/19/2017 at 22:54, STARS: 0
This is going to be me soon, except I don’t have a second vehicle to use once I inevitably fail to complete the task.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
10/19/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
What if I don’t have a wife or gf because nobody loves me?
"Aremmes" (aremmes)
10/19/2017 at 23:07, STARS: 4
Should’ve just pulled the lower radiator hose instead. Much faster and, compared to your experience, less messy.
Also, you should’ve put Steve Carell’s pic under #1.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
10/19/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 5
it means that there is no one there to rescue you from having to do the work......... you might have to actually get something done.....
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
10/19/2017 at 23:27, STARS: 1
O_O This is my worst nightmare.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
10/19/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 0
Then you’ll likely get a lot more done.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
10/19/2017 at 23:32, STARS: 3
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
10/19/2017 at 23:40, STARS: 0
But then I wouldn’t have this great story to tell.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
10/19/2017 at 23:43, STARS: 0
But you have a drained cooling system ;)
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/19/2017 at 23:58, STARS: 0
Ain’t that what booze and weed is for?
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
10/20/2017 at 00:20, STARS: 1
The “multiple beater” life is the way to go if you have the time. Unfortunately I did not have the time last summer and I’m still playing catch up, so I’ve only had one running beater for some time now.
"Nibbles" (nibbles)
10/20/2017 at 01:23, STARS: 4
Or my method:
1 - touch petcock
2 - stare in amazement and wonder as the petcock disintegrates and the vehicle relieves itself of all coolant immediately
3 - wonder where your drain pan went
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
10/20/2017 at 02:11, STARS: 0
What if I did those but am also happily married? Asking for a friend.
"Tristan" (casselts)
10/20/2017 at 02:23, STARS: 1
Has there EVER been a car designed with a functional radiator drain petcock? I swear every one is purposely buried in a completely inaccessible place or without fail will drain directly onto everything everywhere causing a completely uncontainable cascade of coolant to come rushing out absolutely everywhere...
Also, thanks for the Bronco update!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/20/2017 at 06:48, STARS: 0
Sounds about right.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/20/2017 at 06:53, STARS: 0
Even better