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Help OK I want to change my coolant. I know where the radiator plug is but i know there is more coolant somwhere. can someone tell me where it is? A pic would greatly help. 
Aside from the radiator, coolant tends to hang out in the engine block, the heater core, and of course the radiator overflow resevoir. AFAIK, as long as you undo the petcock at the bottom of the radiator (I believe on the passenger side) and flush it from the radiator cap at the top, you should get pretty much everything.
I just flushed mine the other day....tapped into a heater hose that comes off the water pump and used a T to hook up a garden hose. Flushed it out....then filled with 50/50 mix. Some water stays in the block and heater core, you can get that out by removing the drain plugs in the block <which looked like a PITA!> I did the math based on a 12 qt. cooling system and I ended up with a 60/40 water/coolant mix by filling the radiator with 50/50.
Originally Posted by 2kta--89formula
I just flushed mine the other day....tapped into a heater hose that comes off the water pump and used a T to hook up a garden hose. Flushed it out....then filled with 50/50 mix. Some water stays in the block and heater core, you can get that out by removing the drain plugs in the block <which looked like a PITA!> I did the math based on a 12 qt. cooling system and I ended up with a 60/40 water/coolant mix by filling the radiator with 50/50.
where those drain plugs that you said are on the block?
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Originally Posted by technical
If you pull the block plugs, make sure to clean the plugs up good and put some pipe sealant or equivalent on the threads when you re-install.
Anyone have pictures, it would help greatly. I don't want to just pull any bolt and do something wrong
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What I did was drained the radiator, then removed the bottom radiator hose, take a garden hose and start shooting water in there (after getting the car back up to normal operating temp!)and keep the radiator draining. By doing this, you are shooting water thru the motor to flush it out (also turn on your heat), and it is draining out. You are flushing the syst and then its ready for the 'ole 50/50 mix!