97 concorde cant find the drain plug on radiator.
saderic
07-31-2006, 08:06 PM
does anyone have a picture of the drain plug on my radiator. I cant find it.
My 97 concorde keeps overheating I have changed the thermostat now I just need to flush it.
My 97 concorde keeps overheating I have changed the thermostat now I just need to flush it.
windowpane
08-01-2006, 05:06 PM
I don't know for sure but I think it would be the same as the later concordes and other LH cars, lower right-hand/passenger side of the radiator. On my car it was a PIA to get to really odd angle to reach it I had to be against the side of the front fascia facing the front of the car with my arm all twisted under the front corner to get at it.
Because of where it is and the fascia, airdamn, radiator support etc it was not possible for me to actually get a good look at it much less get a picture of it when I did my flush/fill several weeks ago.
Because of where it is and the fascia, airdamn, radiator support etc it was not possible for me to actually get a good look at it much less get a picture of it when I did my flush/fill several weeks ago.
saderic
08-14-2006, 11:55 AM
:screwy: I changed the thermostat and flushed the raidator and it worked fine for 2 weeks. Now it overheating again. I am using a raidator cleaning solution for neglected radiators, the directions say add water and drive 3-6 hours but it wants to boil over every 15 minutes. Any suggestions? Could it be the thermostat again?
windowpane
08-15-2006, 04:24 PM
Are your fans working? Both of them? I doubt your water pump has failed but could it be dying/on its way out? 100k is usually the time to replace it, before doing that I would take it in to be looked at.
The only other thing *I* can think of is if your radiator/system is sludged up with oil or something from neglect etc.
Working fine for two weeks, to me anyway, means either it's leaking coolant or is being contaminated by something ie oil but I don't know the typical way that happens other than a failing water pump if I am right, OR the system was really dirty/neglected and the coolant gelled if someone used something other than the recommended coolant or mixed incompatible coolants and contaminated the system.
The only other thing *I* can think of is if your radiator/system is sludged up with oil or something from neglect etc.
Working fine for two weeks, to me anyway, means either it's leaking coolant or is being contaminated by something ie oil but I don't know the typical way that happens other than a failing water pump if I am right, OR the system was really dirty/neglected and the coolant gelled if someone used something other than the recommended coolant or mixed incompatible coolants and contaminated the system.
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