Hey guys, I just got around to installing my heater core (man what a biotch that was) and now I need to put it all back together and hook up the hoses. Question is, what is the easiest way to drain coolant for this process? I am replacing all the heater hoses and I don't want a giant mess of coolant again. I say again because when I put my performer intake manifold on I had to disconnect the bottom radiator hose to drain and coolant got everywhere. So help me out fellas!

 

Drain plug on the rad.

 

Yeah, but it is very hard to get to, at least it seems to be, we are talking about one on the bottom of the radiator?

 

At the bottom of one of the side tanks.

 

About that drain ****..should my radiator support have a hole there for me to get a hose on that drain?...It appears that I need a 90* elbow of some sort to direct that coolant away from the radiator support...Any tips for not making a mess?

 

Yep. Lay down some towels. Put a big pan under there. Twist the stopper and stand back. It's not as bad as it sounds. You can control the flow of coolant by opening/closing the drain plug.