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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 05:38 AM
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coolent drain plug on engine block

1)i know im a lazy idiot but where is the drain hole for the coolent on a 13b and 2)which heater hose do i stick hose down to flush it out, 3)the water pump pumps clockwise right? 4)i got some rad flush stuff in there now, is it cool to leave it in there overnite? im stuffed for today.

also unrelated question (im a bad thread person) 5)where do i get the crusher washers for the oil coolers, i have one leak coming from one of the outlets of the OC. 6)should i attemp to take that line off (are they tightnened real tight?) or just swap the whole thing out? cos i have another one but not as many good fins. ive hear the week point for the OC's are the outlet for the lines.

Im almost on the road, thank god.

thanks heaps for your knowledge.
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 05:45 AM
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im talking about the drain hole on the engine block btw
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 07:43 AM
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Im pretty sure its on the middle iron. Where you fill the engine with oil. I think its a 14mm, not sure...forgot. Its at the very bottom. cant miss it
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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The washers can be obtained from autostores and/or the dealer. They are copper (been told you can use aluminum). There are 5 washers to the oil cooler, though the 5th, I haven't worked with.

1 washer on the top oil cooler hole size:5/8
1 washer on the bottom oil cooler hole size:5/8
1 washer on the front of the engine (short hose to oil cooler) size:3/4 or ~17mm
1 washer on the rear of the engine (long hose to oil cooler) size:5/8
1 washer on the oil cooler as a drain plug

I looked at Home Depot, OSH, Ace Hardware, Kragens, Autozone (had some washers), and finally found 3 out of 4 washers at Mazda which in turn had bought them from a non-franchise auto parts store in town. I got my fourth and final washer at said store.

Forgot to mention, the washers cost me ( I bought ~30 in my process) 20cents - $2 each. The dealer charged me like $2.16 for 8 of the 5/8th washers while the non-franchise autopart store (the dealer's source for washers) charged me $1.25 for the 1 17mm washer. Lol. Anywho, the ones you want are pretty cheap just so you know.

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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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thanks guys so when i flush i stick hose into the sparkplug side engine, so which heater hose do i stick the hose down to flush it out
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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haha, i just asked the same question twice, must have zoned out, woa dude.
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