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need some help with coolant flush.

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Old December 5th, 2013, 11:26 PM
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good evening gentle folks.

i'm fixing to do a coolant flush on my 2002 suburban. i bought the new coolant bottle.

i was wondering if anyone has a complete write-up with specific directions for a proper coolant flush on this suburban. it's my wife's.

please and thank you in advance!

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First you have to locate the drain plug normally found on the lower right of the radiator. Then you wait till all the fluid in there drains out then what I do is stick a water hose in the radiator cap till it runs clear then I take out the hose retighten the drain plug and fill the radiator with coolant. If you don't have a drain plug just pull the lower radiator hose.
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Originally Posted by marck83
First you have to locate the drain plug normally found on the lower right of the radiator. Then you wait till all the fluid in there drains out then what I do is stick a water hose in the radiator cap till it runs clear then I take out the hose retighten the drain plug and fill the radiator with coolant. If you don't have a drain plug just pull the lower radiator hose.
Thanks for the quick reply! I was also thinking of changing out the thermostat. Do u or anyone else have the part number?

Also, reason I asked for instructions is cos I wanted to cover all the bases and ensured I did not miss anything.

Thanks!
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Your welcome glad I could help. Goto autozone.com and put in your truck year make model and engine size and look under cooling and heating and look it up
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