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Subject:Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:55:17 -0700

Just loosen and remove the rad hoses up front and you'll empty out the part
you want to work on!

If you need/want to flush out all the old coolant you can do that too by
opening the system at the rear as well.

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Scott Chapman <scott_list@mischko.com>wrote:

> Replacing radiator.
> Bentley says to drain coolant at head drain point.  I'd rather not
> remove the shield beneath the head.
>
> Is there a place I can drain coolant besides this that will suffice?
>

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Jake

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