draining coolant

agfirecat · Post by **agfirecat** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:58 pm

anybody have any suggestions for draining coolant from the motor without making a giant mess.im ready to remove my gearcase and water pump and dont want antifreeze everywhere if its possible.

Post by **Vmax540** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:38 am

Put a funnel and a container under the two antifreeze bleed bolts on the front of the cylinders.

agfirecat · Post by **agfirecat** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:21 pm

better idea when pulling the water pump and gearcase is to drain from the line for the temp sending unit that goes to the water pump . eliminatiing a antifreeze lake under your motor when you pull the heat exchanger hose from the waterpump . the bolts above the exhaust only drain the head and cylinders. i connected a hose to the existing one and ranit lower than the motor and it worked great no mess