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Old May 16, 2015 | 05:14 PM
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The radiator drains are always like the shut off for the sink, always froze up when I need it. then there is the large pan full of antifreeze which sloshes around and spill when pulling it from under the car. I made a vacuum bucket with a heater hose. Works like a charm and make it easy to handle the old juice. Just stuff the hose down the radiator fill and stick the wetvac hose on the port. You will have to run it a couple of time as the block drains slow.







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Default Good for filling the empty bottles too

To refill the empty bottles for disposal I snap the lid on tight and reverse the hose on the wet vac. The bottle fill up nicely with no spills.
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I think that's brilliant! Simple and it works.
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