Rad Flush - antifreeze question
Winter is coming and don't ask but I am in the midst of a thorough radiator flush and hose replacement. The chemical cleaner I am using suggests driving the for 3-6 hours over a few days to allow the ...
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MarkLDN wrote:
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I read that a clever idea was to replace the plugs with radiator petcocks for easy draining next time but I will forgoe this switch as petcocks can only be tightened with a normal open headed wrench and that seems like it would be an impossible fit. Also scared three petcocks in my cooling system increased risk of one of them opening due to vibration. Socket is my only hope. So will clean the plugs as best I can and install with thread tape.
Mark,
Take a look at the Fumoto Valves drains - most use for oil drain, but will apparently work for coolant drain. Can be tightened with Vise Grips, open end wrench, Cresent wrench, etc. Not going to vibrate open.
I use on oil drain on my portable generator.
Here is one discussion of using in a coolant application.
Discussionof Fumoto For Coolant
