James/ list. I removed one of the lower water hoses (on my car) and was surprised at the amount of brown rusty looking water that came out. I used a hose pipe for about 1/2 hour to completly flush out the entire system, until the brown flow had finished. Then I put in about 3 pints of good quality ( glycol based) antifreeze ( I used Bluecol) then topped up with water. It took me a good time to get all the air out of the system. I know there are bleeding kits available, but I did not have one...must be plenty of info on this in the archives. It is important to have a minimum amount of anti-freeze in the system to prevent internal corrosion of the engine. I am not sure of the correct ratio, but better to have it too strong than too weak. Any one know the proper ratio? Chris P DOC UK ----- Original Message ----- From: <dmc12@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:14 PM Subject: [DML] Draining the cooling system > I am going to replace my cooling hoses on my car and wondered which > is the best way to drain the water from the system should I just > remove one of the rubber pipes and let the water pour out? > > Also (probably best ansered by a UK owner) is there any special > radiator fluid I should put in when I fill up the system, do I just > use tap water, how much do I put in do I fill it up to the to ?? and > which anti freeze would you recomend and where do I get it from i.e. > Halfords or Partco..... > > Regards James > > > > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx >