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Draining
1.Removetheradiatorplug.
CAUTION
Burnhazard!
Hotcoolantcansprayoutifyouremovethe
llercapwhilethesystemishot.Afterthe
systemhascooled,turnthellercaptothe
rstnotchandwaitforallpressuretorelease
beforeproceeding.
Failuretocomplycouldresultinminoror
moderateinjury.
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2.Opentheradiatordrainvalvelocatedintherearleft-
handcompartment.
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3.Openthedrainpluglocatedontheengineblock.
NOTE:Haveareceptacleofasuitablecapacityready.
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Rinsing
1.Closethedrainvalveoncetheradiatoriscompletely
empty.Closetheplugontheengineblock.
2.Fillthesystemwithcleanwater.Installtheradiator
cap.
3.Starttheengine.Runtheengineataspeedslightly
higherthanidlespeedfortenminutestobringtheen-
ginetemperatureuptoabout80°C(176.0°F).
4.Stoptheengineandremovethestarterswitchkey.
5.Drainthesystemoncemore.
6.Repeatsteps1to5untilthewaterdrainedisclear.
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