Be prepared to cut the old block plug out with a big hammer and a big
chisel (emphasis on BIG) or acetylene torch.
The last one i took out would not budge with a 6 ft cheater or a 15" chisel
and 6 lb hammer. I heated it red hot with the torch, then applied both the
cheater and the chisel at the same time before it broke loose. I am
reluctant to cut the plug out with a torch for fear of messing up the threads.
At 11:33 AM 12/19/2005, you wrote:
a block heater does not go in the radiator hose, it goes in the side of
the block. Those radiator hose heaters dont work nearly as well as a
real block heater.
Lee Einer wrote:
> OK, it is time for me to install a block heater in the lower radiator
> hose of my love's 1980 300CD.
>
> This means I must drain and replace the anti-freeze. The stuff that is
> in there is green, which I understand is not the optimum. Where do I get
> the weird colored stuff (red or orange?) which should be used in Der
> Benz? I am guessing it is not to be found in the average Auto Zone.
>
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