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Considering how cold its been here (and if you're in the Mountain Home I'm thinking of), it's been 10 - 15° at night. Any water in there more than likely froze solid, unless it was in a garage.
Hopefully that's wrong.
Even if its not fully frozen, you may have chunks of ice in there which will block the flow.
I don't know of anything you can safely put into the engine to get rid of ice. One thing you can do is to start it up and let it run for a bit. Keep a very close eye on the temperature gauge the whole time. If it starts to overheat, it has ice blockage. Turn it off and let it sit for a while and the heat of the engine will eventually melt any ice. Repeat if necessary.
Then, check for a cracked block/hoses/leaks etc.
Get antifreeze into it immediately and never leave an engine filled with straight water overnight in below freezing temps again.
If your block isn't currently frozen, you're lucky.
Hopefully that's wrong.
Even if its not fully frozen, you may have chunks of ice in there which will block the flow.
I don't know of anything you can safely put into the engine to get rid of ice. One thing you can do is to start it up and let it run for a bit. Keep a very close eye on the temperature gauge the whole time. If it starts to overheat, it has ice blockage. Turn it off and let it sit for a while and the heat of the engine will eventually melt any ice. Repeat if necessary.
Then, check for a cracked block/hoses/leaks etc.
Get antifreeze into it immediately and never leave an engine filled with straight water overnight in below freezing temps again.
If your block isn't currently frozen, you're lucky.
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If it didn't all pour out, you may be lucky, since it would have evenly mixed on the drive home. A perfect mixture of antifreeze can be good to way below zero (between -40° and -60°), so hopefully a weak mixture was enough to hold you over overnight. I know it was around 15° here.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
