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Old Oct 10, 2002 | 05:09 PM
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Where is the radiator drain plug?

I did not see a drain like on most radiators. What does the max drain look like and where is it? Time to change the coolant.
Old Oct 11, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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come on hook me up.
Old Oct 11, 2002 | 11:14 PM
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look under the front bumper. There are two covers attached to the bumper. The one on the passenger side has a hole in it and there is your plug. I will take a pic if you want. There is actually an arrow next the the hole. Use a phillips screw driver to take the cap off. I took off the cover when I did the coolant flush.
Old Oct 12, 2002 | 08:37 PM
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look under the front bumper. There are two covers attached to the bumper. The one on the passenger side has a hole in it and there is your plug. I will take a pic if you want. There is actually an arrow next the the hole. Use a phillips screw driver to take the cap off. I took off the cover when I did the coolant flush.
Thanks, I do not see an arrow but do see a phillips screw hole in a plug on the passanger side. Once I unscrew this the coolant will come out I assume. Does not look like any plug I have ever seen.

Any tips when flushing the radiator, I'll be doing it soon. Did you remove the plugs in the block to drain it?
Old Oct 12, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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Thanks, I do not see an arrow but do see a phillips screw hole in a plug on the passanger side. Once I unscrew this the coolant will come out I assume. Does not look like any plug I have ever seen.

Any tips when flushing the radiator, I'll be doing it soon. Did you remove the plugs in the block to drain it?
]No, I did not remove the plugs from the block. The plug is behind the heat shield of the exhaust manifold...I think, but anyways it was pretty hard to get to and I did not have the socket for it. I can give you step by step directions that I followed from the Haynes Manual if you want. Let me know. Use the correct coolant type and use distilled water. And the most obvious is drain the coolant drain and flush when the engine is cooled. Also where gloves if you got some cause the coolant irritated the skin, otherwise wash your hands frequently. PM me before you do it with your e-mail. I'll send you detailed images from the manual. Also there is a site that I used to refrence stuff like this. Otherwise hope everythings goes smoothly.
Old Oct 14, 2002 | 07:05 PM
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]No, I did not remove the plugs from the block. The plug is behind the heat shield of the exhaust manifold...I think, but anyways it was pretty hard to get to and I did not have the socket for it. I can give you step by step directions that I followed from the Haynes Manual if you want. Let me know. Use the correct coolant type and use distilled water. And the most obvious is drain the coolant drain and flush when the engine is cooled. Also where gloves if you got some cause the coolant irritated the skin, otherwise wash your hands frequently. PM me before you do it with your e-mail. I'll send you detailed images from the manual. Also there is a site that I used to refrence stuff like this. Otherwise hope everythings goes smoothly.
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