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    i was gonna flush my radiator today. has anyone else done this? wheres the plug?
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    Plug is on the drivers side, bottom end. It takes a 3/8ths drive to open it up. it wont come all the way out, but it will open up the drain.
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    Mine took a 3/4" socket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SyntheticShield View Post
    Plug is on the drivers side, bottom end. It takes a 3/8ths drive to open it up. it wont come all the way out, but it will open up the drain.
    is the plug just out in the open? or do i have to dig?
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    Lay under the drivers side and look, you'll see it. Right in the open.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Street Wolf View Post
    Lay under the drivers side and look, you'll see it. Right in the open.
    alright im gonna go do that now
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    Quote Originally Posted by keenan00gtp View Post
    alright im gonna go do that now
    Awesome. Let us know how it goes.
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    Not to thread jack, but is it me... or is the lower hose a PITA ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Street Wolf View Post
    Awesome. Let us know how it goes.
    this was a PITA. first i couldnt get it on the ramps b/c the cars too low. then trying to figure out where the plug was. (under the plastic air dam) then the POS plastic plug. i mean how come they just cant make that outta metal?? but after all that i got it done. thanks for the tips or else i woulda been SOL
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