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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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I coulda sworn our radiators didn't come with drain plugs. Would have made things a lot easier for me when I replaced my radiator
At some point today, I was wishing it didn't...
 
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Old Oct 6, 2010 | 11:18 PM
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go to napa and get a brass expansion plug that fits in there and stick it in there and turn the nut til it expands in there...mines been fine for a year now
 
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by notanexit7
I coulda sworn our radiators didn't come with drain plugs. Would have made things a lot easier for me when I replaced my radiator
That thing makes it take too long to drain the radiator, popping the bottom hose off is much faster.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Well, after much hunting and chasing down places that were supposed to have it, I finally got the plug... I have to wait to work on it though as I had to go in to work early. I am hoping that nothing else is broken or missing to have caused the first one to come out but the new one feels like it goes in and tightens up as it should so I am hopeful anyway. Thanks again for all of the input

By the way, you don't have to worry about how fast it drains when you are on the side of the road, it is all too fast when you are watching hot antifreeze being pissed out onto the ground under the truck...
 
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 05:02 AM
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Made it home, decided to pull an all-nighter... Probably going to regret that later... Anyway, the truck is back up and going after checking everything out, and boy do I mean EVERYTHING!!! No signs of any damage or other problems now, and it feels good to cruise down the road in the Ram. I appreciate all of the input that everyone gave
 
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