FW: Coolant flush valve????

["Hussey, Dan" <husseyd@rayovac.com>]

So, if there is no such valve on my car.....

What is the proper procedure for flushing the coolant system????  I
heard someone a while ago saying to losseten the (upper??) radiator hose
and then turn the key to the on position (but not running the engine)
and turn on the heater, and it would flush itself out, but I din't
remember exactly.

Everytime I've done it in the past, I had no trouble draining the system
as it was to repair a coolant leak of some sorts.

Later,
Dan
'90 200TQ

> ----------
> From: 	Mark Pollan[SMTP:Mark.POLLAN@MCI.COM]
> Sent: 	Friday, July 17, 1998 1:16 PM
> To: 	Hussey, Dan
> Subject: 	Re: Coolant flush valve????
> 
> Hi Dan:
> 
> If your radiator is stock there is no such valve.  I don't know why
> they don't have it.  It is a great feature from a convenience
> standpoint
> _and_ a cleanliness standpoint.  The coolant really pours when you
> pull that hose.
> 
> Mark Pollan
> 
> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 13:52 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Hussey, Dan" <husseyd@rayovac.com>
> To: "'quattro@coimbra.ans.net'" <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Coolant flush valve????
> 
> Hey gang,
> 
> I think I'm going to change the coolant on my '90 200TQ this weekend
> with some fresh stuff and wanted to know if there was a "flush" or
> release valave in the coolant system to easily purge what's in there
> now???
> 
> If so, where is it?  
> 
> Last time I changed the coolant I also replaced the lower radiator
> hose,
> so I flushed it that way.  Never bothered to see whether there was
> such
> a valve on this car.  TIA.
> 
> Later,
> Dan
> '90 200TQ (still looking for "affordable" euro-lights)
>