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Old 12-05-2012, 09:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
brucepick
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Did the job in my driveway. It took a solid day. Found radiator drain at rear center of radiator. Plastic so it was not rusted shut. There's a rectangular cutout in oem bottom baffle to put your hand or pliers on it from below. With car on jack stands an anti freeze jug fits ok there. Just line it up and drain directly into jug.

There's a nice block drain to left of oil filter. I think 17 mm hex? ZeroStart makes a nice unit that installs there, BUT most of those drain plugs are corroded solidly in place by now. Forcing it loose = wrecked threads. So instead I used a "circulating" canister type heater that plumbs into the rad and heater hoses. More involved but it works.

This morning, 55.38 mpg going to work. About 50 deg F outside and it rained for half the trip.
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