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Flush a radiator S-10 p/u

I need to flush the radiator of my son's m1998 S10 pickup. I can not find the drainage valve? Can you help me locate it?

  • dcipromo Jan 10, 2009

    Pierre235, thanks for the relpy on the drain plug. I am trying to flush the radiator becuse it has a rust looking water in it. I was told to drain it at the plug, start the car, turn on the heater, and place a water hose in the top of the radiator? If I pluu the hose at the water pump the solution I was told will not work will it? if not please tell me what will

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I hate myself removing those drain plug i had a couple break on me i always remove thethe lower radiator hose try removing it at the water pump less danger to break the radiator
remove hose put it down and everything will come off thanks pierre

  • Pierre Laplante Jan 10, 2009

    the rust inside is very hard to remove completly me when the customer whant to flush that rust out i remove the thermostat put water hose where the thermostat goes belive me the rust thats in the engine will come out by the hose you remove on the water pump and if the prestone is that bad thermostat mush be full of dirt on it put a new one its alwa«ys good to change those or if you dont find the drain plug or its jammed run engine put water hose run it turn it of remove lower rad hose flush the rad and repeat if you remove drain aND RUN ENGINE WHILE LEAVING GARDEN HOSE IN RADIATOR YOU POUR COLD WATER IN THERE THERMOSTAT WILL NEVER OPEN SO NO GOOD CIRCULATION OF WATER RUST WILL STAY IN THE ENGINE GOOD LUCK PLEASE DONT RATE THIS AS HELPFULL ITS VERY BAD FOR MY RATING GOOD PIERRE

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It could be the red coolant Chevy recommends

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