PT Cruiser Draincock

I attempted to drain the water circulating system in the 2001 PT Cruiser.
The draincock turned 1/4 turn and stopped. It was hard to turn by hand
anyway. There seemed to be a notch at the closed position and the 1/4 turn
position. I didn't want to break anything, so I thought I would ask first.
Nothing came out of the drain. Is this draincock supposed to turn all the
way out?

 

040818 2026 - Punch posted:
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sorry to ask a dumb question, did you have the cap off?


I turned the plastic dial. I didn't notice that it was a cap, and that
there is a draincock behind it. Is it supposed to pull off instead of
turning it?

 

040819 1144 - Punch posted:

No, the instructions indicated that the radiator cap should stay on and open
the draincock and the reserve bottle would empty first; then open the
radiator cap and let the radiator drain. I turned the draincock 1/4 turn
counterclockwise and it stopped there without forcing it too much. I didn't
want to break anything so I stopped turning it. Nothing came out of the
radiator. I had opened the reserve bottle cap.

 

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http://www.DollarRandomizer.com/?Punch

sorry to ask a dumb question, did you have the cap off?

 

sorry, I meant the rad cap, was it off?

 

040820 1957 - Punch posted:

OK!

 

-- >> sorry, I meant the rad cap, was it off?

ummm just go turn the cock, and remove the cap, and let us know if anything
comes out.

 

why would you drain it? it's a 100k service item

 

maybe he's at 100k?

 

040819 2015 - indago posted:

Well, I took the radiator cap off, and the cap for the overflow tank, and
then turned the drain cock 1/4 turn counterclockwise and nothing happened.
The coolant is supposed to come out.