hey its the op
i filled the car up with water and it didnt leak from the drain plug, so heres what i came up with although i am in every sense of the word a sporadic amateur mechanic
the radiator drain plug is broken off in the insertion it was the leak from the gasket of the drain plug that had slowly drained my car of its coolant
i still need to figure out a way to remove the old drain plug when it is broken off inside. the needle nose pliers dont have any grip to produce torque and it is not threaded so ez out isnt an option
another question if i was to take it to a radiator shop how much would it be to get the drain plug changed and that little o-ring/gasket replaced?