Changing my radiator...Coolant drain... what are the basic steps?
05-25-2007, 11:33 PM
#1
Changing my radiator...Coolant drain... what are the basic steps? K guys... the car is up on jack stands... stock radiator still in the car
I pulled the bottom radiator hose off of the thermostat elbow and let coolant drain.
I also unscrewed the bottom drain plug on the radiator and let it drain out...
that's as far as I have gotten so far...
but my plans are to screw the drain plug back in, put the hose back on the thermostat elbow... then fill the radiator up with just water, then start the car and let the water go through the coolant system to sort of clean all the old stuff out...
then drain it again... I'll repeat the above probably like twice
before I start taking out the old radiator... does it sound like i'm doing this correct so far? Missing any steps?
Thanks guys!
I pulled the bottom radiator hose off of the thermostat elbow and let coolant drain.
I also unscrewed the bottom drain plug on the radiator and let it drain out...
that's as far as I have gotten so far...
but my plans are to screw the drain plug back in, put the hose back on the thermostat elbow... then fill the radiator up with just water, then start the car and let the water go through the coolant system to sort of clean all the old stuff out...
then drain it again... I'll repeat the above probably like twice
before I start taking out the old radiator... does it sound like i'm doing this correct so far? Missing any steps?
Thanks guys!
05-25-2007, 11:39 PM
#2
Originally Posted by Soul TKR
K guys... the car is up on jack stands... stock radiator still in the car
I pulled the bottom radiator hose off of the thermostat elbow and let coolant drain.
I also unscrewed the bottom drain plug on the radiator and let it drain out...
that's as far as I have gotten so far...
but my plans are to screw the drain plug back in, put the hose back on the thermostat elbow... then fill the radiator up with just water, then start the car and let the water go through the coolant system to sort of clean all the old stuff out...
then drain it again... I'll repeat the above probably like twice
before I start taking out the old radiator... does it sound like i'm doing this correct so far? Missing any steps?
Thanks guys!
I pulled the bottom radiator hose off of the thermostat elbow and let coolant drain.
I also unscrewed the bottom drain plug on the radiator and let it drain out...
that's as far as I have gotten so far...
but my plans are to screw the drain plug back in, put the hose back on the thermostat elbow... then fill the radiator up with just water, then start the car and let the water go through the coolant system to sort of clean all the old stuff out...
then drain it again... I'll repeat the above probably like twice
before I start taking out the old radiator... does it sound like i'm doing this correct so far? Missing any steps?
Thanks guys!
05-25-2007, 11:56 PM
#3
Originally Posted by Tainted
that will work fine, ive done that plenty of times but use DISTILLED water
I don't plan on using it though till I put the new radiator in... I'm gonna do the drain and flush with regular water from the hose...
05-26-2007, 08:08 AM
#7
What staringback said. It's not only the radiator though. All that water will be traveling through the engine aswell. Use distilled water for the flush just to be on the safe side. They sell flush additives at parts stores but distilled water works fine.
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05-26-2007, 02:39 PM
#8
well the water from the hose is just a quick in/out to flush out whatever crap is in there... then I drain all that completely and after I install the new radiator i'll fill it up with distilled... I can't really do any flushing with gallon jugs of water 
I'm taking the old radiator out and gonna flush straight through the in/out coolant tubes on the block...
I'm taking the old radiator out and gonna flush straight through the in/out coolant tubes on the block...
05-26-2007, 04:35 PM
#9
K radiator is out... before I do more flushing, gonna go to autozone and pick up some new radiator hoses... I noticed the upper hose has a big metal pipe in the middle of it... when I go to the store for a new hose.. do I just ask for the rubber elbow's on the ends of it? 
05-26-2007, 05:48 PM
#10
Originally Posted by Soul TKR
Saw the pics of your car with the engine blow Tainted... sorry to hear about it... what's the new word?
well today I stuck the cam in it, got my old one apart, or well the pieces I needed off it anyhow. got all my old rod bolts out, got the ARP's hand tight in it so tomorrow i can torque'em al down and put my timing and lifters in, hopefully the heads as well
05-26-2007, 08:50 PM
#12
Originally Posted by Soul TKR
K radiator is out... before I do more flushing, gonna go to autozone and pick up some new radiator hoses... I noticed the upper hose has a big metal pipe in the middle of it... when I go to the store for a new hose.. do I just ask for the rubber elbow's on the ends of it?
