Radiator flushing

Tiny
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My reservoir appears to be dirty. How do I drain it to put some clean coolant in there?
Monday, January 15th, 2018 AT 8:06 PM

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Tiny
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Other than removing it.

A turkey baster works well to suck out the contents,

To maybe get in there a little deeper, a add a short section of clear vinyl hose to the basters tip.

Another route might be to set your "shop vacuum" up to suck liquids (usually remove the vacuum's filter)

Insert a small tube (such as 3/8 fuel line) into the vacuum's larger hose and duct tape the two together making a good seal.

Now you sort of have a shop vacuum with a mini hose, use it to suction out the contents of the reservoir.

I have a picture similar of the shop vacuum below (I taped on a steel brake line for another situation that I was doing).

Let us know how it goes!

The Medic
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Monday, January 15th, 2018 AT 8:24 PM

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