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Old Oct 8, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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Question coolant flush

I searched and found nothing, Has anyone flushed the coolant in their truck? Whats the best way to do it? I've never done one that has a resevoir on top the radiator.

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Old Oct 9, 2007 | 07:21 AM
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most people just do a complete drain. helps to have the back end up a small hill so most of teh block drains toward the bottom hose on radiator. if you want to flush, fill with water, run it 10 minutes, then drain again prior to installing the antifreeze.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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on my older trucks, I've always t'ed into the heater hoses with a garden hose, the kit you can buy at any parts store, and that works great. I just wanted to see if that would work on these trucks too.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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FYI- i flushed my truck over the weekend. the heater hoses are tough to get to but I was able to tee into one and flush the system.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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So.. can I ask? What did you do w/ the old fluid? I'm having a bear of a time trying to get rid of it..
 
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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if you know any local small farmers, some will take the antifreeze to use as weight in tractor tires. if its faily clean, it can also be used in older tractors to top off the radiators.
 
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