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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Broken drain fitting in rad

After I was finished draining, flushing and refilling my radiator I went to close the drain valve in the bottom right corner of the rad and I got it screwed all the way in and tight and then the darn thing broke off leaving part of the fitting in the rad. There is no leak so i continued on because it's Sunday and nothing is open. How do I get that drain *** out of the rad and replace it with a new one ? I have a 98 f150 4x4 4.6L. any ideas ??
 
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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Is this the plastic drain valve or brass?

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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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It's the plastic fitting. I was able to purchase (11 bucks) a new one and now I see how it fits in the rad. The old broken one isn't leaking right now so I'll keep an eye on it and when it warms up I'll replace it.
 
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