I PUT WATER IN MY RADIATOR BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANTIFREEZE COOLANT. AND THE WATER FROZE OVER NIGHT HOW DO DO I UNFREEZE THE WATER. I TRIED POURING HOT WATER IN THE RADIATOR BUT IT DIDN'T HELP.
2007-01-18 00:58:42 · 11 answers · asked by BUB 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You have a serious problem. The water in the radiator will expand as it freezes, and you may find that the radiator has burst. But worse than that, if you have pure water in the block, that might have expanded and frozen. So you may have cracked your block. Continue running hot water over everything for a while. Then start your car. If it still runs and if it holds water. immediately drain the radiator and refill with 50/50.
2007-01-18 01:04:51 · answer #1 · answered by anywherebuttexas 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Push it into a garage and put a heater on it.Ive seen some crazy things and i don't no if I should tell you to do this but i seen a guy take charcoal and put it under his motor in a steel garbage lid it wasn't really on fire just hot coals.Or they sell dipstick heaters that you plug in. if your cars radiator froze you may have bigger problems if your freeze plugs come out they are fail safe systems so your block doesn't crack if frozen.as soon as it thaws and you have antifreeze or water coming from bottom of engine than your freeze plug came out.
2007-01-18 05:16:35 · answer #2 · answered by rici2d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A hair dryer will work, but the radiator is probably toast.
The ice has probably busted welds and the radiator is going to leak like a sieve.
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2007-01-18 01:03:25 · answer #3 · answered by timc_fla 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pour alcohol, or salt and then gadget flush. warmth it with a blow dryer. get a plug in water heater and stick it interior the radiator by some ability in basic terms be careful or positioned vehicle in a warmth position to thaw out
2016-10-15 09:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put in a garage with a heater till it thaws then drain it and put antifreeze in the radiator
2007-01-18 04:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by bean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrap it in blankets and let it thaw slowly to reduce the risk of cracking the block or popping the freeze plugs. Try to push or tow it inside also.
2007-01-18 01:19:41 · answer #6 · answered by Carman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give it time.......or start the car up and watch your temp guage DO NOT LET IT OVER HEAT run the motor about 5 min. and cut it off if you have a garage pull it in or get a heater blower and sit it in front of the car ..ps take the rad. cap off ..until thawed out
2007-01-18 02:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by pussyplzzer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let it melt on its own. Do not do anything else to it or you may make a bad situation worse. You will be lucky if you don't already have damage to your radiator.
2007-01-18 01:02:46 · answer #8 · answered by Steve H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Park it in a climate controlled storage unit for a day or two.
2007-01-18 01:02:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol o man im in NY i just did the same thing u did and now i need help too lol
2007-01-20 11:56:17 · answer #10 · answered by blessin s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋