Thread: coolan drain bolt location??? help

hey guys, trying to change the hoses and coolant on the B14. Where is the engine block drain bolt located?

many thanks

There isn't one I don't think?

There is a drain on the radiator (I think it is reverse threaded). That's the only one I know of.

It's not reverse threaded, and the only drain is as Ben mentioned (on the radiator at the bottom). It's on the passenger side of the car.

Personally, I'd rather drain it by simply disconnecting the lower radiator hose. Much faster

the block drain is behind the exhaust manifold

Just drain the rad or do what Cliff said.

I saw the pics on the manual as TheSam put up. However, that bolt is connect to the Header.

I just dont want to overheated the car. So just bleed it through the thermostat housing bolt and squeeze the hose to expelled air?

It burps itself. When I changed my t-stat, I pulled the low rad hose, drained coolant through there until it stopped flowing, splashed what I could out of the hole, put the new t-stat in, buckled everything up and tossed in more coolant into the top rad cap and that was it.

I just top it off with the car running slowly and wait until the bubbles stop.

i believe there is a bolt next to the thermostat housing, i removed that bolt completely and kept filling the radiator till a steady stream came out i also squeezed the hose some to help the process
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i have not had any problems with my car overheating when i did it that way last year

I did like Mike.
I fill it up with the Water Wetter and premix coolant. However, I noticed alot of foam came out the top of the rad. as it warm up...hum.

I open the bolt to the T stat housing also..noticed the water was gushing out while squeezing the hose. So I close the bolt up. Figured it will spill out what I just put in.