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Question: Where is the petcock for draining the radiator?

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ralphie56, Friendship, TN, May 01, 2012, 10:43
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Coolant light comes on quite often but the radiator is full. Also the radiator has slime around the neck. I thought i WOULD TRY and do a flush and see it that helps. The car never runs hot.

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    Greg's Orange Auto (8442 Answers) , Orange, CA - (714) 361-9355
    globalhelper May 01, 2012, 13:02
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    some rad don't have pitcock but it would be on either lower corner. try ck 'ing the rad level sensor, they go bad often or get alot of sludge on them and don't read correctly

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