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Is there supposed to be a drain hole here somewhere? Water collects in the valley, I've tried cleaning it off but its a hard to see area and I can't find any hole. This is a melton rebuild in an m1123:
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There is a little tube sticking out above the oil filter housing and it’s hard to see. You probably need to stick something up from the bottom and try to clean it out. I used a zip tie. I tried to do on my m1165 Melton rebuild and I swear it’s not there and has a freeze plug in it. I haven’t had a chance to look it further. My m1123 had sand and diesel in it tube but I got it cleaned out finally
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The drain hole on my 1097A2....
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They all look like that. That is why mine is in a garage
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My 6.5L is plugged. I’ve tried everything and it’s still plugged. No idea what to try next, but everything I’ve tried in either end gets stuck in the bend areas.
good luck
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Compressed air? You can blow from the bottom up
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tried it, still plugged..Compressed air? You can blow from the bottom up
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I remember Action posting about this and he said transmission has to be removed to change tube.
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to remove the tube, not to clean it out
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Here's how I clean small tubes: find a 3-4" piece of 1/16" or 3/32" braided steel wire (like for hanging large paintings/pictures of ffrom motorcycle clutch cables). Chuck it in a hand drill and begin turning while feeding it into the tube. The frayed end will fray and twist and auger that sucker out good if all goes well. If it is badly plugged, you may need to cut off the end of the cable a few times to expose new "abrasive" ends. It usually works for me if the tube in question isn't completely rusted solid.
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Yes if tube is bad
Maybe I wasn’t very clear about that
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Based on HoveringHMMWV's pic I was able to find mine after some cleaning and scraping. It looks like there is some kind of plug in it or it was welded closed?
Does anyone have a picture of where the drain tube comes out? I haven't been able to find that. Not sure it matters since mine seems to be permanently sealed off.
Edit: Found the explanation: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/do-all-6-5s-have-a-valley-drain.192497/post-2389935
Does anyone have a picture of where the drain tube comes out? I haven't been able to find that. Not sure it matters since mine seems to be permanently sealed off.
Edit: Found the explanation: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/do-all-6-5s-have-a-valley-drain.192497/post-2389935
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Mine gets water in it because I haven't replaced the seal strips along the hood/windshield boundary. It's on the list, I promise!
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I tried a 3/32" clutch cable, went to what felt like the first bend and stopped moving.. (from both sides).. Ya, mine is either damaged, or so full nothing wants to drill into the packed in dirt/debris.
As for how water gets in, from the hood area basically.. just runs down onto the top of the engine and can sit in the valley.
As for how water gets in, from the hood area basically.. just runs down onto the top of the engine and can sit in the valley.
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If your engine was rebuilt by Melton, the drain tube was removed and the hole plugged…