I read the posting about radiator flush and refill with new antifreeze by ml_work on his Ford 4000. I was encouraged to give it a try on my Ford 3600. Previously had been only adding to the radiator as needed.
Got both the radiator drain open with difficultly (had to bend the wings off and attach with a 9/16 socket). Also opened the block drain and rinsed with water from the hose. Got a good amount of rusty/brown sediment out and flushed until the water ran clear.
My problem is that now I have put both plugs back in and refilled with 50/50 antifreeze mix and now am noticing the drain on the radiator itself is dripping. I used a teflon plumbers tape on the threads and tightened some more but it is still dripping. I am afraid to tighten too much...
Any suggestions?
Got both the radiator drain open with difficultly (had to bend the wings off and attach with a 9/16 socket). Also opened the block drain and rinsed with water from the hose. Got a good amount of rusty/brown sediment out and flushed until the water ran clear.
My problem is that now I have put both plugs back in and refilled with 50/50 antifreeze mix and now am noticing the drain on the radiator itself is dripping. I used a teflon plumbers tape on the threads and tightened some more but it is still dripping. I am afraid to tighten too much...
Any suggestions?