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Draining radiator??

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asecretfile

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Have a Griffin aluminum radiator that was on the car when I bought it and I dont think it has a petcock....is there another way to drain it completely?

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RYC CUKR

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My griffin does not have a petcock. I have pulled the lower radiator hose off in the past. If you want to get it dead empty then you will have to pull the radiator out and drain it out the filler neck.
 

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RYC CUKR said:
My griffin does not have a petcock. I have pulled the lower radiator hose off in the past. If you want to get it dead empty then you will have to pull the radiator out and drain it out the filler neck.
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i agree, either pull the hose or siphon it out the top.
 
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siphoning doesn't taste so good. Pull the bottom hose.
 

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86bluecobra said:
siphoning doesn't taste so good. Pull the bottom hose.
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getting showered in coolant doesnt taste so great either.
 
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