Stuipid question draining coolant L98
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Stuipid question draining coolant L98
How do you guys drain your coolant? I was looking for a drain plug on the radiator and couldnt find one. Anything you can do besides pull the lower hose? I was looking for a more "controlled" alternative.
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there is a drain (on my 85 anyway) on the lower passenger side of the radiator. ya gotta really get under the car to see it. and if you want to drain the block too, just pull the knock sensor in the bottom right side of the block. it'll be as empty as you could reasonably expect.
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Originally Posted by Orlando85UCFvette
and if you want to drain the block too, just pull the knock sensor in the bottom right side of the block. it'll be as empty as you could reasonably expect.
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All true; I'd go snap a pic of that thing, but can't find the camera, and it really is cramped. I had the car up on 4 jackstands anyway, so it made crawling around easier. But put your hand on the firewall side of the radiator, right on the pass. side corner. It's a plastic screw in deal, with a flat piece that you grasp and unscrew.
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i was just thinking....ya might be just better off taking off the lower rad hose if you want "controlled" draining....the little valve that we are all talking about is kinda in the rad housing and its doesn't flow real nice. it kinda dribble pisses out and into the housing and then just runs where ever it wants. just my $.02. (again)
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Drifting
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From: Orlando FL
Originally Posted by mikey whipreck
Draining the coolant has still been the worst job I've had to do with my '85...
I will never be doing this job myself again
I will never be doing this job myself again
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Originally Posted by Orlando85UCFvette
lol...worst job, huh? how long have you owned the car? just wait. I LOVE my 85, but she can be a wretched bee-otch when it comes to taking her apart (see my posts about the recent brake job).
spark plugs/wires/distributer wasnt too bad...
ripped apart the steering column and entire dash searching for bad grounds...
I've done alot of other projects too: I still think coolant is the worst, not because of the difficulty but because of the mess... I just hate dealing with the stuff
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Originally Posted by mikey whipreck
I've done alot of other projects too: I still think coolant is the worst, not because of the difficulty but because of the mess... I just hate dealing with the stuff
RACE ON!!!
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Originally Posted by mikey whipreck
Draining the coolant has still been the worst job I've had to do with my '85...
I will never be doing this job myself again
I will never be doing this job myself again
Sorry - didn't see your second post :o
