Whats the CLEANEST way to drain the radiator? is there a radiator drain plug on the bottom? And whats the easiest way to pull of the fan?
Whats the CLEANEST way to drain the radiator? is there a radiator drain plug on the bottom? And whats the easiest way to pull of the fan?
2004 4.8l 6 speed manual 2wd
Looks: 22" foose rims with Fierce tires, SS front bumper, SS Front Grill, 2/3 lowering kit.
Performance: Volant Intake, 3" exaust with Spintech muffler, Pacesetter LT's with Y pipe, TR cam 220/220 .551 112 lsa, T56 Tranny with the Keisler short Shift kit and LS7 Clutch, Quicktime Scatter Shield, ASP Underdrive pulley kit, Dyno tune by Rick at Synergy Motorsports
Soon to Come:Eaton locker, Electric Fans..Does it ever End?
There are special tools you can rent from the Autozone to remove the fan. I don't think there is a clean way to drain the radiator, it's just a messy job. Get the biggest pan you can find and put it under the drain. I loosen the thermostat housing and drain mine from there.Leave the radiator cap on and it will drain out slowly. Loosen the cap and all hell breaks loose!
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On the driver side bottom of the radiator there should be a plug you can turn and a hose on the same side that will drain it in the cleanest fashion possible. If you dont have it, well your SOL. Like I was when I had to drain mine.
1951 3100
1984 C10
Yeah, the little hose SHOULD be there, but if not, go get one. It is a f-ing mess if you don't have the little hose...
2000 ECSB 6.0L
TORQUER V2 CAM ● COMP 918's ● 7.4 HARDENED PUSHRODS ● K&N SERIES 77 CAI ● 80mm BBK ●PACESETTER LT HEADERS AND 3'' ORY ● SUPER 40 FLOW ● 3000 STALL ● 4.10s ● BUILT 80e ● VORTEC PERFORMANCE TUNE ● MSD 8.5mm PLUG WIRES● ELEC. CUTOUT ● UD & ALT PULLEYS ● FLEX-A-LITE E-FANS ● 22" CENTERLINE STINGRAY III's ● LUND FIBERGLASS TONNEAU ● 2" LEVELING SHACKLES ● 12K HID LOWS & FOGS ● LEDs ● DEBADGED ● WHITE-FACED ESCALADE GAUGES ● KICKER 450.1 ● 2-CVR 10's ● DS60's ● K693's
crazy idea...
what I did was got some boxes that some shelves I bought came in, they are about 2'x4'x4" high, laid them down next to each other, went to home depot and got some of that plastic sheeting for covering stuff up when you paint, put it down over/in the boxes, pulled truck in over the boxes to where the boxes cover the entire front end underneath. The plastic in the boxes acted like a huge pan. When I was done, grabbed the 4 corners of plastic,(now it looked like a garbage bag full of fluid) held it up over my normal sized drain pans, poked a hole and drained into pan. No fuss no mess.
Kinda like a bed pan for your truck...
2000 ECSB 6.0L
TORQUER V2 CAM ● COMP 918's ● 7.4 HARDENED PUSHRODS ● K&N SERIES 77 CAI ● 80mm BBK ●PACESETTER LT HEADERS AND 3'' ORY ● SUPER 40 FLOW ● 3000 STALL ● 4.10s ● BUILT 80e ● VORTEC PERFORMANCE TUNE ● MSD 8.5mm PLUG WIRES● ELEC. CUTOUT ● UD & ALT PULLEYS ● FLEX-A-LITE E-FANS ● 22" CENTERLINE STINGRAY III's ● LUND FIBERGLASS TONNEAU ● 2" LEVELING SHACKLES ● 12K HID LOWS & FOGS ● LEDs ● DEBADGED ● WHITE-FACED ESCALADE GAUGES ● KICKER 450.1 ● 2-CVR 10's ● DS60's ● K693's
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