Radiator flush 95 Z28 LT1

Old Oct 27, 2015 | 05:29 AM
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Ok so I just replaced my wrecked 94 Z28 with a stunning 95 Z28 with 71k miles. It needs the radiator flushed. Any tips or suggestions? Is the drain plug easy to get to? I've got the bottle of Prestone flush already.
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Old Oct 27, 2015 | 09:05 AM
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if cooling system is in good shape just follow directions. if it has gunk in it then best to take radiator out and flush the crab outa it.
 
Old Oct 27, 2015 | 11:31 AM
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Where will I find the drain plug for the radiator? The cooling system works great actually, the water is rusty though, but otherwise works great.
 
Old Oct 27, 2015 | 01:15 PM
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bottom right hand side under radiator ,i just changed the anti freez when i got mine with 69.000 miles counter clock wise most are,they hold about 1.5 gallons if i remember right ,not much to my 3 core i have now for the 406 holds 2.5 gallons ,
 

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Old Oct 27, 2015 | 01:28 PM
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look at 43 here 4th Gen LT1 F-Body Tech-Component Location Views shbox is good. if your using the orange stuff it can make a gunk that looks rusty. i only use the green stuff.
 
Old Oct 28, 2015 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by craby
look at 43 here 4th Gen LT1 F-Body Tech-Component Location Views shbox is good. if your using the orange stuff it can make a gunk that looks rusty. i only use the green stuff.
Yea maybe it's the stuff the previous owner used. I am used to green also. This is perfect! Thank you!
 

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Old Oct 28, 2015 | 05:47 AM
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if you are going to switch to green from orange make sure you flush everything out extra good. do not want to mix the two, turns to mushy jellow kinda crab and plugs radiator and heater core.
 
Old Oct 28, 2015 | 01:12 PM
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personaly i find the orange better ,i have 05 sable 64,000 miles winter car an it tested as fine ,not bad for 11 years ,probley change it next year ,mech said it was good ,just orange kind the heat plays the biggest role in break down .,like my 406 ,i can change every 2 years or every year even ,couse high performance ,the orange cost a bit more ,but its rated to last longer too atleast the prestone i buy the better stuff wich is orange
 

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