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Radiator Petcock Location #1589130 06/12/06 09:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 67 M mcgarvey OP CEG\'er
OP mcgarvey CEG\'er M Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 67	For all the work I've done on this car, I've never drained the radiator myself. So, here's my stupid question: Where's the petcock? I searched but nothing gave a very good description. Where is this thing hiding?

Re: Radiator Petcock Location #1589131 06/12/06 09:39 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	On the lower passenger side of the radiator. Near the lower radiator hose. Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: Radiator Petcock Location #1589132 06/12/06 11:04 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada W WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er
WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada	It looks like a plastic screw, as one uses a flat head screwdriver on it. It does not look like a 'Normal' valve type petcock. 2012 Lotus Evora --------- 95 Mystique MTX - GONE 395,000 Kms --------- Both Zetecs '97 Contour Mtx - stock - GONE

Re: Radiator Petcock Location #1589133 06/13/06 03:53 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 67 M mcgarvey OP CEG\'er
OP mcgarvey CEG\'er M Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 67	Thanks, I got it now. It didn't look like what I expected. I was so frustrated before that I was about to just pull the lower hose and drain it that way.

Re: Radiator Petcock Location #1589134 06/13/06 05:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada W WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er
WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada	Ya... 2012 Lotus Evora --------- 95 Mystique MTX - GONE 395,000 Kms --------- Both Zetecs '97 Contour Mtx - stock - GONE

Re: Radiator Petcock Location #1589135 06/13/06 11:31 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	Originally posted by mcgarvey: Thanks, I got it now. It didn't look like what I expected. I was so frustrated before that I was about to just pull the lower hose and drain it that way. I just pulled off the lower radiator hose when I changed the radiator. I was replacing it anyway. Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: Radiator Petcock Location #1589136 06/14/06 05:45 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land... B ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
ButtonPuncher_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,224 Inbetween turbo and super land...	I put a flush tee in my heater return line... Mush easier and faster than that stupid plastic screw. HTH, BP Ben ---'96 Contour GL * Zetec ATX * Tan on Black steelies--- +++JRSC M62 Under Construction+++ My big-a$$ mod list.

Re: Radiator Petcock Location #1589137 06/18/06 03:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,231 ontario canada L loggerbomb Hard-core CEG\'er
loggerbomb Hard-core CEG\'er L Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,231 ontario canada	very good idea. Id like to smack around some of the designers of the contique, getting to some things is a pain in the rear! Especially when ya got big hands like me 95 Merc Stique Zetec 2.0 Auto

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