Funny you think that three besides you constitutes "everyone".
Pull the lower hose, that's how the pros do it. Even if there's drain
plug/petcock, chances are by the time you need to use it it's better
off untouched whether it looks brand spanking new or is simply a nub.
If there's not much crud, the radiator (and the jacket inside the
engine above the water pump) will be empty in less than 30 seconds,
if there's enough crud it can't drain out by then, buy another
radiator.
FINALLY, a legitimate answer. Is the lower hose the one on the bottom?
>> Funny,everyone has AN answer,but not the right one!
> Funny you think that three besides you constitutes "everyone".
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> if there's enough crud it can't drain out by then, buy another
> radiator.
CBX2@webtv.net - 27 Dec 2008 03:05 GMT
Thanks Bill,The above stupid post was not from me asking about the lower
hose.Someone hijacked my addy.I ended up using the lower hose to
drain,thanks again
Mike Marlow - 27 Dec 2008 03:27 GMT
> FINALLY, a legitimate answer. Is the lower hose the one on the bottom?
You've got to be kidding.

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BuckerooBilly - 27 Dec 2008 05:51 GMT
>FINALLY, a legitimate answer. Is the lower hose the one on the bottom?
>
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>> if there's enough crud it can't drain out by then, buy another
>> radiator.
Yes. Take the cap off, it'll drain as fast as it can come out the big
hole.
Of course, you might get a hose before you start, old hoses tend to
stick pretty hard on the outlet, sometimes you have to cut the old one
off.
CBX2@webtv.net - 27 Dec 2008 16:13 GMT
>> FINALLY, a legitimate answer. Is the lower hose the one on the bottom?
>>
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> stick pretty hard on the outlet, sometimes you have to cut the old one
> off.
Oh no. I wish I had known to have a hose handy when I drained the water
because as you said I had to cut it off. I thought because it's so cold
it wouldn't hurt to drive to the parts store which is less than 5 miles
from me to get a new hose. I was WRONG. It over heated quickly and now
the motor knocks badly.
I finally got the new hose on and filled it with anti-freeze. I will
drive it until spring when it's warm enough to change the oil. That
should make the knock go away.
Voyager - 27 Dec 2008 17:31 GMT
>>> FINALLY, a legitimate answer. Is the lower hose the one on the bottom?
>>>
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> drive it until spring when it's warm enough to change the oil. That
> should make the knock go away.
You really are a troll. Or really stupid when it comes to things
mechanical.
Hoodini - 27 Dec 2008 17:37 GMT
>>>> FINALLY, a legitimate answer. Is the lower hose the one on the bottom?
>>>>
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> You really are a troll. Or really stupid when it comes to things
> mechanical.
I vote for both in this instance.
CBX2@webtv.net - 27 Dec 2008 23:16 GMT
Whiting,that post also was hijacked addy.I did not write it.Thanks
toBill I removed the hose without cutting,drained and replaced fluid and
replaced hose.All is well as of now! Can't do anything about the
hijacked addy but this will be my last post on this issue any others
with my addy will be bogus.
Ed Pawlowski - 27 Dec 2008 23:45 GMT
> Whiting,that post also was hijacked addy.I did not write it.Thanks
> toBill I removed the hose without cutting,drained and replaced fluid and
> replaced hose.All is well as of now! Can't do anything about the
> hijacked addy but this will be my last post on this issue any others
> with my addy will be bogus.
Original hose? I'd not put an 8 year old hose back in place. Too many
possibilities of things going wrong when you least expect it. Hoses and
belts should be changed out about that time no matter how many miles. They
become brittle with time. . A radiator shop that does my oil changes never
uses the drain petcock, always replaces the bottom hose.
Biff Boilermaker - 28 Dec 2008 16:10 GMT
> <CBX2@webtv.net> wrote in message
>> toBill I removed the hose without cutting,drained and replaced fluid and
>> replaced hose.All is well as of now!
> Original hose? I'd not put an 8 year old hose back in place.
Told ya from the get-go he was stupid. webtv's a dead give away.