broken T-bolt on radiator that drains it, now what????
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broken T-bolt on radiator that drains it, now what????
the little t-bolt that turns to drain the radiator on the bottom of the radiator is fucked. it is unwelded and just turns by itself. there is no way to get the bolt to turn to empty the rad. i will try to get a vice grip tomorrow and give it a shot. any other suggestions, could i drain the rad from the lower radiator hose completely. i am assuming not. there has to be a better way. any help is appreciated. it's always an adventure working on this car thanks mucho. kevin
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I dont recommend the vice grip option. Go with the drain from the block. I had this same thing happen on my fluidyne and I used the vice grips on it. Afterwards the drain was screwed up. I ended up pulling the radiator and having the drain cut out and a new bung put in with an allen wrench fitting. It didnt cost much and now I dont have to mess with it anymore but you may have harder access to your radiator than I did - mine can be out in 10 min. I hate those drains you find on alot of radiators.