# Engine Block Drain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-block-drain/856>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [June 22, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-block-drain/856 "2007-06-22T18:14:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![russharv63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@russharv63](https://community.cartalk.com/u/russharv63)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-block-drain/856/1 "2007-06-22T18:14:21Z")

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How do you drain the engine block of antifreeze if you do not have a engine block drain plug? I need to get the antifreeze and water out of it because I am going to use “Barr’s leak head gasket repair” and need the engine block totally empty.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-block-drain/856/2 "2007-06-23T00:35:08Z")

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I would suggest than unless that car (unknown make, model, year, color and mileage) is a real junker that you should not use that stuff. Get it fixed right. That is a case where the fix can be worse than the original problem.

If you insist, you may be able to remove a radiator hose.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-block-drain/856/3 "2007-06-23T00:58:27Z")

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You could take off the lower hose, take out the thermostat and try a wet/dry vac.