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Subject:Re: Another way to drain coolant
From:Peter T. Owsianowski
Date:Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:37:36 -0400

How does on dispose of old coolant?

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Pete
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On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote:

> I usually take off one of the big hoses near the front of the van (under
> the spare tire area).
>
> Have cardboard on the ground and a couple of buckets/rags handy to catch
> coolant (it will still be messy so wear dirty clothes).
>
> After one hose has emptied, undo the other one, now drain it into a bucket.
>
> THEN insert a compressor air spray nozzle into one of the hoses with a rag
> to fill up the gap around the nozzle.  Give er some air and the rest of the
> coolant will puke out of the other hose....this way you get well over 90% of
> the coolant out of the system.
>
> And if you don't spill any coolant on the ground during the process you
> earn a gold star.
>