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91CRXsiR · 05-30-2003, 07:32 PM

im wanting to flush my cooling system so i get under the car and the valve ( driver side of the radiator ) is stripped... im just making sure thats what I need to unscrew, and how the heck am i suppose to unscrew it now?..

thanks

oh.. and i searched!! =)

misnomer · 05-31-2003, 03:20 AM

Skills.

Are you talking about the radiator drain plug? I will assume you are for this post. It's a piece of plastic, if you can't get a grip on it, cut a grip into it and buy yourself a new one.

91CRXsiR · 05-31-2003, 07:01 AM

how much is a new one, and do i have to buy a new one right away?... whats the proper name for that pc?

thanks ps.. don't they make a metal version or something?

misnomer · 05-31-2003, 01:01 PM

A metal plug in a plastic housing is bad news. Metals and plastics expand and contract at different rates with the ambient temperature, it will be prone to leak. I'd imagine you could get the plug fairly cheap from the dealership or local parts depot.

And if we are thinking the same part, the plug you unscrew to drain your coolant from the radiator, it is the radiator drain plug.

05-30-2003, 07:32 PM	#1
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 42 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	coolant flush , bleed valve is stripped im wanting to flush my cooling system so i get under the car and the valve ( driver side of the radiator ) is stripped... im just making sure thats what I need to unscrew, and how the heck am i suppose to unscrew it now?.. thanks oh.. and i searched!! =)

05-31-2003, 03:20 AM	#2
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Skills. Are you talking about the radiator drain plug? I will assume you are for this post. It's a piece of plastic, if you can't get a grip on it, cut a grip into it and buy yourself a new one. __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

05-31-2003, 01:01 PM	#4
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A metal plug in a plastic housing is bad news. Metals and plastics expand and contract at different rates with the ambient temperature, it will be prone to leak. I'd imagine you could get the plug fairly cheap from the dealership or local parts depot. And if we are thinking the same part, the plug you unscrew to drain your coolant from the radiator, it is the radiator drain plug. __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

05-31-2003, 07:01 AM	#3
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 42 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	how much is a new one, and do i have to buy a new one right away?... whats the proper name for that pc? thanks ps.. don't they make a metal version or something?