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- On Sun 04/18, David Leonard < Daveleonard@cox.net > wrote:

>And I suggest that even using that drain plug is not enough.  For this tear-down I used that drain until it wouldn’t drain anymore.  Then I still got out copious amounts of coolant at various
stages of disassembly.  I am not sure what the best procedure is.  
>

   Flush with air?  I'm thinking of something like a shop-vac 
hooked up as a blower.  

   I haven't taken my engine apart, yet.  I have a reasonable hope 
that I won't have rust, as the coolant that did leak out of it 
during handling was nice and green.  I think I'll make a project 
this week of making certain that it is completely drained, and as 
dry as possible.  

Dale R.
COZY MkIV-R #1254

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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Rust has been a problem for a few people,
and Finn recently posted a message about the rust he found in his junk yard
engine.  I also had similar rust in my "new" engine that came
from the RX-7 Specialties generator engine batch.  The problem is
that someone ran the engine, then drained the coolant by disconnecting the
hoses.  Obviously, this doesn't drain the lower half of the engine. 
The answer is to use the block drain at the bottom of the center housing on the
plug side.  If anyone has an engine sitting around in storage, I'd
recommend opening that drain to see what comes out. </span></font></p>

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