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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 09:17 PM
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Anyone know how to replace the white plastic drain plug, like an *** I screwed up the first one and am now awaiting the new ones?
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turn old one all the way open and pull....install is the reverse...pop in and turn
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Old Apr 20, 2013 | 09:46 PM
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If your talking about screwing up the little pin on it then yeah its messed up. Happened to me. I went over to Napa Auto Parts and bought a replacement.
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You can buy them at local parts stores, No need to wait for one.
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Originally Posted by pewter99
turn old one all the way open and pull....install is the reverse...pop in and turn
And like said above, replacements can be bought at an auto parts store.
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You can buy them at local parts stores, No need to wait for one.
That's what I did, got mine at NAPA
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That's what I did, got mine at NAPA
If I told you whereI lived you'd understand why I had to order it.
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turn old one all the way open and pull....install is the reverse...pop in and turn
There has to be a starting point, this is my dilemma.
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Originally Posted by pewter99
turn old one all the way open and pull....install is the reverse...pop in and turn
One thing I did notice it stopped at dead south I turned one quarter turn clockwise and it stopped again, like an idiot I kept going so I hope I haven't screwed the radiator also.
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