#1: Checking antifreeze level Author: Mounty, Location: United KingdomPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:22 pm ---- Tried to check amount of antifreeze in coolant tank the other day but the kinked neck below the filler cap means the guage I normally use is way to short to draw up any fluid.
Any suggestions to a guage/tester that will fit the tank opening?
#2: Re: Checking antifreeze level Author: fatboyslim, Location: Lincolnshire,Home of the RAFPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:55 pm ---- Could maybe try sticking a tube on the the end of your testing thingy
#3: Re: Checking antifreeze level Author: Mounty, Location: United KingdomPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:09 pm ---- Yeah, was thinking that too. Haven't got a bit that will fit right now but can't be too long as priming bulb only has a certain capacity of how much it will draw up standard length of tube
#4: Re: Checking antifreeze level Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:00 pm ---- Buy a decent tester then? Mine was £8 from a local motor outlet and has a nice long tube on the end.
#5: Re: Checking antifreeze level Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:02 pm ---- those hydro-type tester is pretty useless and inaccurate.
and strictly speaking unless you keep toping it up with water, the ratio of anti-freeze to water will remain constant.
#6: Re: Checking antifreeze level Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 3:01 am ---- Mine seems to work spot on. get one of these, notice the long tube they sell them on eBay also
#7: Re: Checking antifreeze level Author: DanT, Location: Torbay, EnglandPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:06 am ----
spike_202 wrote:
Mine seems to work spot on. get one of these, notice the long tube they sell them on eBay also
I've got one exactly like this, sealey one iirc, i've used it for a few years now, works well enough and only cost a few quid so i'll be using it for the foreseeable future
#8: Re: Checking antifreeze level Author: Mounty, Location: United KingdomPosted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:41 am ---- Thats exactly like the one I've got, except the tube is only about 2" long. I reckon one of my blokes has chopped the end off for some reason. Perhaps I'll do the same to him.............
Edit: In motor spares shop today and turns out they do one with a short tube and one with a long tube. When I bought the short one it was the only one they had.
Managed to draw enough out with a LARGE syringe and a bit of fuel pipe.
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