455 olds- antifreeze

[moondog398]

Need to winterize- 455 olds- hardin-berkely drive- how much 50/50 antifreeze and where proper place on hardin- berkely set up to place it ?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: 455 olds- antifreeze

I suggest marine antifreeze at full strength for winterizing. PG antifreeze is GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) where EG antifreeze is poisonous.

 

[Bondo]

Re: 455 olds- antifreeze

Need to winterize- 455 olds- hardin-berkely drive- how much 50/50 antifreeze and where proper place on hardin- berkely set up to place it ?

Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard,....

Drain all the water out of it, 'n ya don't need Any antifreeze....

Air don't freeze....

 

[moondog398]

Re: 455 olds- antifreeze

Im a novice, but i presume its the hose comming off the berkely that goes to the block? Air do get cold- but no freeze and expantion- am i in the right place? Thanks

 

[Bondo]

Re: 455 olds- antifreeze

Im a novice, but i presume its the hose comming off the berkely that goes to the block? Air do get cold- but no freeze and expantion- am i in the right place? Thanks

Ayuh,.... Post some pictures...

There's only 'bout a million ways to plumb a Jet....

 

[moondog398]

Re: 455 olds- antifreeze

The hose from berkely runs underneath , splits up to front bottom of hardin exhaust baffles- this surely wont drain the block. Can i pour antifreeze in thru the thermostat housing ? Berkely is h 2484 1976

 

[sdowney717]

Re: 455 olds- antifreeze

If you have a wet vac, then you can likely suck out the water.
One of my block drains snapped off, so I had to pull the intake and could not drain it, but a wet vac was able to suck out enough to drop the level low enough to pull the intake.
I keep antifreeze in the engine year round, which is FWC.

instead of a brass plug, the engine had a cast iron 1/4 pipe thread plug and the top is completely sheared off on one side of the block.

 

[Bondo]

Re: 455 olds- antifreeze

The hose from berkely runs underneath , splits up to front bottom of hardin exhaust baffles- this surely wont drain the block. Can i pour antifreeze in thru the thermostat housing ? Berkely is h 2484 1976

Ayuh,.... The Block has Drains,.. Find 'em, 'n Remove 'em...

'n make sure they actually drain...