My reservoir appears to be dirty. How do I drain it to put some clean coolant in there?
Jan 15, 2018 at 8:06 PM
Radiator flushing
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Other than removing it.
A turkey baster works well to suck out the contents,
To maybe get in there a little deeper, a add a short section of clear vinyl hose to the basters tip.
Another route might be to set your "shop vacuum" up to suck liquids (usually remove the vacuum's filter)
Insert a small tube (such as 3/8 fuel line) into the vacuum's larger hose and duct tape the two together making a good seal.
Now you sort of have a shop vacuum with a mini hose, use it to suction out the contents of the reservoir.
I have a picture similar of the shop vacuum below (I taped on a steel brake line for another situation that I was doing).
Let us know how it goes!
The Medic
A turkey baster works well to suck out the contents,
To maybe get in there a little deeper, a add a short section of clear vinyl hose to the basters tip.
Another route might be to set your "shop vacuum" up to suck liquids (usually remove the vacuum's filter)
Insert a small tube (such as 3/8 fuel line) into the vacuum's larger hose and duct tape the two together making a good seal.
Now you sort of have a shop vacuum with a mini hose, use it to suction out the contents of the reservoir.
I have a picture similar of the shop vacuum below (I taped on a steel brake line for another situation that I was doing).
Let us know how it goes!
The Medic
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Jan 15, 2018 at 8:24 PM