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Offline itavaltalainen

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #10 on: 14 March 2013, 20:11 »
they are in the engine block... on the back... usually there is four of them....
e.g.
btw. even if it's not freezing you still need antifreeze in the system, it increases boil point and prevents corrosion and also lubes the water pump.... this is the reason you need at least 1/3 - better 1/2 - max 2/3 antifreeze in the mix...

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #11 on: 14 March 2013, 20:56 »
Reason for not having any in was the car was sorn off rd while i was working on it but sadly it got real cold suddenly. Water pump was next to swap out.
Thanks for the pic.
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Offline cobalt6700

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Re: Engine frozen due to extreme cold
« Reply #12 on: 14 March 2013, 21:03 »
Even more reason to put anti-freeze in it. Is it worth saving £20 to risk your engine?

Hopefully you've just popped a core plug ;)
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