How To Fill Empty Engine Block With Coolant

[re34perGTT]

Hi all,

Doing a turbo install which led to all my coolant in the engine being drained out. How would I go about refilling this? I can't start the car and run it waiting for the thermostat to open as there's no coolant to heat up.

Would my best option be to remove the thermostat and just have a bit of straight hose connecting my radiator to the car?

If so

How would I go abouts putting the thermostat back in without covering myself in coolant and loosing a majority of it?

Thanks

[re34perGTT]

Actually does the thermostat need to be open to refill the engine with coolant or will it still flow in the engine 1 way with it being shut? I thought that it wouldn't matter but my coolant bottle is still showing Max when I've drained the block which has just confused me. Help would be greatly appreciated !

[GTRPSI]

Just pour coolant in like normal, most thermostats have a small air bleed hole.

When your warming up the car, the thermo will open, water level will drop and you add coolant.

Then follow the standard bleed procedure, open the bleed nipple when hot to purge out any air pockets in the head.

Should all be in the workshop manual.....

[hardsteppa]

Dude i know you're new but come on, there's like 20,000 threads on draining/flushing coolant. Download workshop manual as above, its pretty straightfwd and you don't need to remove thermostat.

[iruvyouskyrine]

You are working on a 20 year old Datsun. You don't need to do anything properly. They are super forgiving.

[Hadouken]

Agreed

[Philr32]

Also don't forget to run the heater too, just to be sure.

[Ben C34]

Put coolant back in where it leaked out.

[hardsteppa]

save weight and don't run coolant, only run engine for 45 second intervals and then let it cool down each time.

It's both user-friendly and economical.

[dyl33]

This may help?

[tridentt150v]

Use beer..........cools me down!!!

[niZmO_Man]

Use beer..........cools me down!!!

Spend the money on higher quality whiskey. It'll work better.

[GH05T]

salt water gets colder than regular coolant. use that. SCIENCE!

[re34perGTT]

Cheers for that dyl33. A majority of the links pictures have vanished. Now I know how to correctly fill my car up with beer, hose water and red bull

[Hadouken]

Nah I wouldn't use red bull. That is for newer cars. You are better off sticking to coffee

[Ben C34]

[Ben C34]

Or use hose and bucket

[re34perGTT]

Sheeeeeet Tyrone

[tridentt150v]

The real answer is be patient and keep starting stopping the motor and checking. And crack the bleed valve each time.