Does the 300 six have (a) block drain(s) for coolant removal? My Haynes manual says some engines do, but doesn't say which.

 

Should be one on the passenger side in the area between 4 & 5 mol.

 

Thanks. I should be able to find it if it's there.

One question: What's a "mol"?

 

More or less.

 

I'm not finding any block drain plug. What is the next best way to get the block drained? Will removing lower hose do much?

 

Are you sure there isn't one there? It'll be between the last 2 freeze plugs on the passenger side. Look carefully as its may be behind the exhaust pipe.
Edwin

 

Oh I think I screwed up. Went out in the dark and cold laying under truck and I think I went in reverse and looked towards the front of the engine. I'll take another look tomorrow. Thanks.

 

If you look in this picture when I rebuilt my 300 you can see the threaded drain plug that goes just between and below of the last two freeze plugs.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...126938&width=0

 

Thanks all. My stupid mistake. When I looked, it was dark and 25 F outside. I made the idiotic mistake of looking at the front of the engine instead of the back. It is there, clear as day, just a bit above and in front of the starter. I'd say having the inferior Haynes manual didn't help. All they showed was one side of a V8. Should have bought a Chiltons manual.

Between the cold (20s most every day) and the one warm day (40s but intense rain) it was not a good time to do this. Last Sunday I went ahead and drained 2 gl out of radiator and refilled with plain water, then drove it 5 miles and redrained the rad. Finally put in 6 qts antifreeze and some water. Yeah, it would have been easier, but didn't want to lay down in the rain or cold. This will do for now. If it looks good will take it to summer of '09 and do it right.

It only had 1.5 years on the present fill. Unless the shop didn't do the full changeout, it sure got dirty in 1.5 years. That's why I didn't anticipate it being needed, so when I did the freeze temp check (annual ritual since I had a block full of slush once after a rad shop rapaired and refilled with plain water one August) and that's when I saw how bad it looked. Otherwise would have done it a couple months earlier.