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Re: draining coolant [Re: pcc] #706872 03/17/06 06:40 PM

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Winston

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Drain, refil with distilled water. Drive till warm. Drain, refill with distilled water. Repeat. Once it drains clear, fill with the proper amount of straight coolant to equal 50% of your cooling system capacity. Then top up with distilled water.

It is easier than accessing the block drain plugs.

'90 Montero XLS (Sold, sadly)
'95 Montero LS 160k
'03 Montero Limited 30k

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
draining coolant	cybak	03/16/06 03:45 AM
Re: draining coolant	FrankR	03/16/06 11:58 AM
Re: draining coolant	pcc	03/16/06 01:31 PM
Re: draining coolant	Winston	03/17/06 06:40 PM
Re: draining coolant	pcc	03/18/06 12:37 PM

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