WOW...pathetic question....need help -Radiator Drain Plug
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WOW...pathetic question....need help -Radiator Drain Plug
is there a radiator plug on these trucks? i cant find the damn thing anywhere. Or do i hafta take off the lower hose (id rather not cus then i hafta buy a new clamp)?
im workin on a coolant flush
Thanks guys, im ashamed to hafta ask that question
Rone
im workin on a coolant flush
Thanks guys, im ashamed to hafta ask that question
Rone
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Not sure about the 04 , but 97 -03 models, you just reach under the passenger side wheel well/ plug a 3/8 hose into the drain port and turn the plastic screw until it opens the port and coolant begins to draining from the radiator (Also remove ET cap to help drain). Then remove Block plug and drain the block.
Last edited by jbrew; 02-10-2009 at 02:22 AM.
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Yea, they do break- Then you need a big allen wrench to get them out. I'm on my second one.
The outside snaps off - Did that a few years ago, finally replaced it a few months ago lol. Rock auto has them for like 6 bucks.
Mine didn't leak after it broke. - It just wasn't so easy to back off after that happened. Course, you break quite a few things working on your truck in sub zero temps. Just wait until one of fingers snap off.. That smarts.
The outside snaps off - Did that a few years ago, finally replaced it a few months ago lol. Rock auto has them for like 6 bucks.
Mine didn't leak after it broke. - It just wasn't so easy to back off after that happened. Course, you break quite a few things working on your truck in sub zero temps. Just wait until one of fingers snap off.. That smarts.
Last edited by jbrew; 02-10-2009 at 10:30 AM.
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Yea, they do break- Then you need a big allen wrench to get them out. I'm on my second one.
The outside snaps off - Did that a few years ago, finally replaced it a few months ago lol. Rock auto has them for like 6 bucks.
Mine didn't leak after it broke. - It just wasn't so easy to back off after that happened. Course, you break quite a few things working on your truck in sub zero temps. Just wait until one of fingers snap off.. That smarts.
The outside snaps off - Did that a few years ago, finally replaced it a few months ago lol. Rock auto has them for like 6 bucks.
Mine didn't leak after it broke. - It just wasn't so easy to back off after that happened. Course, you break quite a few things working on your truck in sub zero temps. Just wait until one of fingers snap off.. That smarts.
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It's not a big deal tho. The inside of the part is hollow and hexed to a certain point - An allen wrench fits it perfectly, so it comes right out and loosens that way if you should snap it off- still functional.
Last edited by jbrew; 02-10-2009 at 11:52 AM.
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If you have seriously looked for it and can't find it, I'll look it up. But if you didn't even look , I don't want to go thru the trouble.
Did you look /passenger side /bottom corner?
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ive physically looked and googled the crap out of it and cant find it, maybe its so obvious im overlooking it
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Find - radiator drain**** 2004 F150 5.4L
2004 4.2, 4.6, 5.4 radiator drain****.
I drew a circle around it -
It's exactly where I said it was a few posts up -
"you just reach under the passenger side wheel well/ plug a 3/8 hose into the drain port and turn the plastic screw until it opens the port and coolant begins to draining from the radiator (Also remove ET cap to help drain)."
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