radiator drain plug location needed

2003 CHEVROLET S-10
250,000 MILES • 4.2L • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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THUNTERIII
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I cannot find the radiator drain plug. Need to know its location.
Dec 8, 2017 at 1:24 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Good. Stop looking. These newer plastic drain cocks are made of plastic, and they use rubber O-rings. There have been way too many instances where opening them just once breaks the plastic in the tank where the O-ring seats up against, then you have a coolant drip about once every five seconds. The fix for that is to replace the radiator. We never use those drain cocks any more. We pull the lower radiator hose loose.
Dec 8, 2017 at 2:25 PM
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STEVE W.
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Docs advice is very good on the S series. They put the drain down under the lower hose and below the trans cooler line right in a spot where it drains onto the frame rail. They are very prone to breaking off.
Dec 8, 2017 at 2:38 PM
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THUNTERIII
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Thanks for the prompt reply and appropriate advice.
Dec 9, 2017 at 9:26 AM
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