How do I drain ALL of the coolant?

[TomB985]

Hi everyone,

I attempted a coolant change on Monday but with limited success. Everything I read about this car states that I simply remove the coolant reservoir cap and open the radiator petcock and it should all come out.

But I only get around 5 quarts! I know the system capacity is 10 quarts, so how do I get the rest out? This time I settled for refilling with water, running the car for awhile, and draining it again, then refilling with straight antifreeze. But, since there's still a fair amount of the old crud in there it looks kind of murky...:help:

 

[blu_fuz]

You won't really ever get it all out. Even after turning a motor upside down a couple times, there seems to be coolant still coming out.... What would work the best is a "flush", not a drain and re-fill.