Hey guys,

I have a radiator hose kit to replace the stock rubber piping. I know I need to drain the radiator from underneath before replacinght the piping. My question is what if I only do the top two pipes, will I need to drain the antifreeze? Or can I just wait till its cold and replace them? Thanks in advance...

 

It's still going to leak no matter what..you also don't have to drain the coolant from the drain plug on the radiator, it will just spill a bit. If you don't want it to spill in the engine bay then remove the drain plug. Then install hoses and refill

 

did you try actually undoing the top hoses before draining? I know there will be some leftover fluid butare the top hoses always filled or only when the motor is being cooled?

 

As I understand it, filled

 

It's always filled

 

Fack...lol ok dudes thanks I figured as much but was hoping there was an outside chance it settled when not in use...looks like there wont be any shortcuts here

 

its only going to spill like a quart or so...make sure your engine is cool