I usually attack it from the other end by disconnecting the hoses at the
radiator and running a garden hose into the return pipe.

Cheers,

Jeff

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:

> Last time I did it....on my SVX engine'd Westy, I disconnected the
> line at the engine, and put the garden hose in it, sealing the
> junction with my hand. (Found a leak at the front when I did this
> too...) Of course I had drained the majority of the coolant out
> already (or so I thought).
>
>
> On Jun 18, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Robert Stewart wrote:
>
> So I need to flush all the coolant out of the radiator and hoses, most
>> garages have systems that do not work with since it has an older
>> strange system to them.
>>
>> How is everyone doing it?
>>
>> One person suggested using an air compressor to blow the remaining
>> coolant out of the lines.
>>
>> Most of the garages are now using a vacuum method but told it might
>> not work on the van.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Robert
>> NY
>>
>