Hello all,

I was planning on draining and flushing my coolant system, today.
Anyway, the drain plugs on the engine block as pictured in my Bentley
and Haynes appears to be behind some rock guards which are bolted to the
exhaust outtakes at top front and rear and to the engine support frame
below.  Are these syncro specific?  My exhaust system here is rusted to
the point of no return (the nuts are about 1/2 original volume.)

Should I drain and flush by disconnecting hoses only?  I have two
postings printed out recommending a flush tee.  I don't want to install
anything that might throttle down a coolant line.  I was going to
manually, with a rag and a hose, flush from a disconnected line from the
lower radiator connection.  They also recommend running the engine with
the "flush" going on.

I will also be able to disconnect hoses at the thermostat housing near
the engine to drain.

I'm not ready to replace the exhaust system.  Any thoughts, warnings,
advice is greatly appreciated.

Regards,
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David Bogle
Brooklyn
'72 Campmobile 2.0L (For Sale)
'87 Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia