I got a 2006 Tahoe 5.3L flex that needed an engine. found a remanufactured (z code engine) had installed with new water pump, radiator and thermostat ( have replaced 3 times wit factory 178 degree stat). Now the engine runs about 165 to 175 on the road. When idling it will get up to about 210...
I know many people don't like StopLeak as a solution for coolant leaks, but I had a difficult-to-locate leak and in laziness and desperation, I used the product. It seemed to work great at first, the coolant stopped disappearing. I figured the leak was plugged. The engine ran great for a month...
Has anyone else found this on their rig?
I am going to do a coolant flush and what do you know I have no drain plug or drain hose. The outlet is there and even the loop on the side of the radiator is there for storing the drain hose. WTF.
Anyone have any good ideas about how to proceed?
Trying to hook up a tube to the return line from the transmission cooler to flush the transmission. Could anyone please identify the correct fitting to go from the female threads on the radiator to a male hose connection?
The standard GM one from the auto parts store I had did not thread in...
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