To protect my neighbor's dog as well as my guide, he has a friend that works at a recycle center. He borrowed a six gallon can. the can has a very large port in the side and it is a thin construction. When you unscrew the plug in the side there is about an 8" opening. I slid the can under the petcock and drained the system. When done I replaced the plug. The can then stood up and had a spout on top to empty. The next day the guy came by with his truck and picked up his container for proper disposal. Not one drop ended up on the floor. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] red antifreeze
I haven't heard of the leaking problem before. The red antifreeze is supposed to be the environmentally friendly version. The green is just a traditional brand. I believe Prestone is still green, and Peak is still blue last I checked. Even for those that make the traditional mix, the red seems to be for the kind that is somewhat safe to pets and has less poison in it. For those that don't know, your traditional antifreeze is very poisonous to animals. If you've never spilled some or filled a drain pan and forgot to pick it up, and no animals came around you are very lucky. The taste of antifreeze is very sweet and no too long ago it also contained arsenic. When a dog or cat got into the drain pan they loved the taste. And then the next morning there they were stiff as a board. It really is an awful death for an animal to go through so if you change your own, be real sure to clean up when you're done. If killing a pet isn't bad enough, what the government will do is worse. ----- Original Message ----- From: cheetah To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:26 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] red antifreeze ok car guys what about this. had to replace the thermostat on my 2001 blazer. ok a friend of mine did that and all went well. until it came time to put back the antifreeze. he says hmmm this has the red stuff. well darn all I had is the green. off to the parts store. the guy there tells me something strange. he asked how many miles on the blazer I tell him 90 thousand something. he asked do you have any problems with leaks. I say no? he says gm has been having problems with gaskets rotting out with the red antifreeze. gm claims its the gaskets and the gasket makers claim its the red antifreeze. the parts guy says allot of people have been changing out the red for the green. 2 questions has anyone heard of this? and 2 is there any difference between the red and the green? Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 3628 (20081120) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
