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> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
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>>>>> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in
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>>>>>> "OCH" <olecaihansen@mail.tele.dk> wrote in message
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>>>>>>>I would like to change the coolant. I HAVE found the coolant outlet
>>>>>>>at
>>>>>>> at the bottom of the radiator, but where is the outlet valve located
>>>>>>> on the engine block? My Haynes manual doesn't indicate that. Does
>>>>>>> anyone know?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've never seen a coolant drain on the engine block in a Toyota.
>>>>>>
AFAIK, the only drain is on the radiator.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ray, I'm surprised at you here.
>>>>>
>>>>> As far as I know, *all* Toyota blocks have at *least* one drain. (Do
>>>>> the
>>>>> V6s have two?)
>>>>>
>>>>> My old T-series engines all had one, as did my sister's Celicas, our
>>>>> MR2
>>>>> and my wife's current Tercel.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> TeGGeR®
>>>>
>>>> I learned something new today, on my way to becoming old and wise.....
>>>> instead of just old! ;-)
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Ray O
>>>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We always had Haynes manuals for our car when we could get them. They
>>> showed where the engine block drain was.
>>>
>>> Charles of Schaumburg
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>> Since most places frown upon the practice of letting coolant flow down
>> the driveway or into drains, I just take our vehicles into the local
>> Toyota dealer and let them do the job for us.
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>>
>> Ray O
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>
> In the early years of owning Toyotas in the South, we weren't so lucky.
> The 'Toyota' dealer was a GM dealer that had merely picked up another
> line. Had no real idea how to work on them. So we had to learn all
> this stuff ourselves. I did find an engine repair manual for a 5ME engine
> when I was rooting through some boxes though.
>
> Charles of Schaumburg
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I left behind a collection of every factory repair manual for Toyota sold in
the U.S. from 1983 through 1993. I suppose I should have kept them :-(
