Radiator Drain Plug BROKEN!!
 

Does anyone know where to get a new one? Or is there something better (plug-wise) than the chincy-plastic-crap stock one?

Why?&nbsp So you put a metal replace that's going to chew the raduator side of the female threads that is ALSO PLASTIC???&nbsp If you're bitching about the drain, why don't you replace the whole radiator itself?


-Ted

Whoa now... I was just a bit frustrated. I didn't know that the female end was plastic (even though common sense dictates it so, but common sense is sometimes absent during frustrating moments). I pulled the radiator and moved the breather plug down to the drain location. I was able to remove the broken plastic from the hole and I think I might be able to superglue it back together temporarily until I can find a suitable replacement (junkyard BABY!).

I had a similar experience where i had stripped the plug. I found a replacement at a local PepBoys for a few bucks. It wasn't very difficult to locate.

Thnaks RXJJang... that's my next stop!

Yep, you found the "secret" to the stock plug - just pull all the top-side bleed screws off the stock rads.&nbsp They are the same thing - easier than crawling under the car!


-Ted

No Joke! It's a pain getting under that car to try and remove one of those... especially if it's broken off. I pulled the radiator to get it out (didn't need to, but I wanted to see if I could easily remove the broken piece). Supergluing won't work and our Pep Boys had nothing to fit it (other than metal... thanks to Ted for the heads up on that one:) ). So off to the junkyard I go. I figure whoever owned the car before me had screwed that thing in there WAY too tight and that's why it broke... never mind the fact that it's 15 year old plastic!

Another heads-up - check the rubber o-ring seal at the base of the threads.&nbsp A cracked or mangled o-ring does little for sealing!


-Ted