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Old 12-11-2012, 07:39 PM
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Default Draining the coolant - Drain tube size?

I was wondering if anyone knew what size tube would fit the drain for the coolant off the radiator. I need to change my thermostat once again and the coolant is only about a month old now.

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Old 12-11-2012, 09:51 PM
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i just put a bucket underneath and drained the valve.
 
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Old 12-12-2012, 12:20 PM
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It's cleaner if you use a hose that fits right over that little outlet there. I do it all the time. Don't have that hose around that I used though. I think the ID of the hose is about 5/8 inch...but I'm really not sure.
 
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Old 12-13-2012, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mtroxel
It's cleaner if you use a hose that fits right over that little outlet there. I do it all the time. Don't have that hose around that I used though. I think the ID of the hose is about 5/8 inch...but I'm really not sure.
Thanks, I'll try that.
 
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Old 12-14-2012, 05:33 AM
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Ditto for the bucket, if not you could just use a funnel with a hose on that, into an empty container like a coolant container or whatever
 
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Hey I gotta drain my coolant, did you guys figure out what size hose to fit the outlet? Is it 5/8s. Normally I just pulled the blue sensor down there. But this looks less messy. Thanks!
 
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Old 02-03-2013, 08:32 AM
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Don't know. It's not 5/6 though. I'd say the inside diameter is more like 3/8, but I'm not sure. I just know I have a hose in my garage that fits over that nicely.
 
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