Special tool for radiator drain?

1wildGT

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What are you guys using to remove the radiator plug? Is there a special Ford tool? First time I've done this on the 03 and expected a petcock valve, instead there is a POS giant philips head plastic plug? Did a search and didn't find jack. :shrug:
 
Thanks for the help guys, I ended up making my own tool. Went to the hardware store and bought a 65 cent 2 3/8" tension band for a fence pole. It is 3/4" wide and 14 gauge. It is the perfect width and the end is rounded so it gets a good bite on the plug. I just hammered it out into a flat piece and made a 90 degree bend to act as a handle. Don't have to worry about stripping the plug with this.

Can one of the mods please move this to tech, thought I posted there to begin with. Thanks.
 

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