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You can open your spicket, and let it drain, then run a garden hose in it while it runs, that way you can run out all the junk too.
I expect some to complain or analyze this method, but is old school and works.
I expect some to complain or analyze this method, but is old school and works.
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I've read not to use those kits as it introduces ice cold water into a hot engine.
I say the best is to just dump the coolant from the drain plugs and radiator. Fill with distilled. Run engine. Let cool. Drain the water from the drain plugs and radiator. Refill with distilled. Run again. Then just dump it from the radiator. Keep doing this as long as you want. Then drain radiator. And start filling with straight antifreeze. If your system hold 14 quarts of coolant. Dump in 7 quarts of straight antifreeze as you already have distilled water in the block. Then burp it.
I say the best is to just dump the coolant from the drain plugs and radiator. Fill with distilled. Run engine. Let cool. Drain the water from the drain plugs and radiator. Refill with distilled. Run again. Then just dump it from the radiator. Keep doing this as long as you want. Then drain radiator. And start filling with straight antifreeze. If your system hold 14 quarts of coolant. Dump in 7 quarts of straight antifreeze as you already have distilled water in the block. Then burp it.
