Cooling Sysytem

[Trac Bob]

Hello -



"Epliouge" re: Previous Posts on my electrical problem. It was the alternator - swapped it out and she seems to be back up and runnin!



New Question - I need to flush out the old coolant. Anything I should know. Is it as simple as draining the old fluid and replacing using distilled water ? I have a 2001. I'm assuming the drain plug is located at the bottom of the radiator under the shield.



Thanks.

 

[Todd Z]

opening the drain plug will not get 100% of the coolant out.... You will swap about 50%....



IT is basically draining it and refilling with the proper mix of water and coolant.... And just have to be sure to get all the air out.....



I think there is a project written on it....

Todd Z

 

[Gavin Allan]

Install one of those flushing "t" on the heater hose and flush it out.



Don't know how you do it with distilled water, though.

 

[Rodger Tellefson]

Todd, I just looked at the projects, and I did not see a project on flushing the coolant system.

 

[Todd Z]

AHH, IT is to change the t-stat.... Sorry...

Todd Z