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CRX Radiator Drain Plug Location
Need help locating radiator drain plug for 1990 CRX.
Would appreciate someone sending back location. Want to flush radiator and re-fill myself and not a shop. Thank you |
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Passenger side rear (bottom) of radiator; a white plastic wingnut.
"cacht22" > wrote in message oups.com... > Need help locating radiator drain plug for 1990 CRX. > Would appreciate someone sending back location. Want to flush radiator > and re-fill myself and not a shop. > Thank you > |
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Ned Buckmaster wrote:
> Passenger side rear (bottom) of radiator; a white plastic wingnut. > > "cacht22" > wrote in message > oups.com... > >>Need help locating radiator drain plug for 1990 CRX. >>Would appreciate someone sending back location. Want to flush radiator >>and re-fill myself and not a shop. >>Thank you >> > > > some aftermarket radiators might not have one. in that case, just undo the bottom hose and let it drain that way. |
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On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 18:50:55 -0800, SoCalMike
> wrote: >>>Need help locating radiator drain plug for 1990 CRX. >>>Would appreciate someone sending back location. Want to flush radiator >>>and re-fill myself and not a shop. >some aftermarket radiators might not have one. in that case, just undo >the bottom hose and let it drain that way. That's probably a better way anyhow. The drain plug or white plastic wingnut thingie is rather small and made of plastic that gets brittle with age. If backflushing is on the agenda, the large bottom hose orifice gives better access. |
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thanks for all your posts.
will try it out tomorrow. 179k miles, never changed. gotta do it. no sunday afternoon nascar = home/car projects. |
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cacht22 wrote:
> thanks for all your posts. > will try it out tomorrow. 179k miles, never changed. > gotta do it. > no sunday afternoon nascar = home/car projects. > when diluting the antifreeze, make sure you use distilled water, not stuff out of the faucet - its mineral content accelerates corrosion. |
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jim beam wrote:
> cacht22 wrote: > >> thanks for all your posts. >> will try it out tomorrow. 179k miles, never changed. >> gotta do it. >> no sunday afternoon nascar = home/car projects. >> > when diluting the antifreeze, make sure you use distilled water, not > stuff out of the faucet - its mineral content accelerates corrosion. > regular would prolly be ok to do the flush with, tho. |
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