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Attach a garden hose to the drain spigot and run the hose outside or into a toilet or sink. Open the spigot and drain the tank until the water runs clear. You could have turned off the water heater beforehand so as to reduce the risk of scalding yourself. You should drain the tank as recommended by the manufacturer. If not, lime scale forms and insulates the bottom of the tank and causes the water heater to use more energy because it cannot heat the water efficiently.
Drain the water from your 1988 Chevy cooling system. Remove the heater core water supply hoses. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. The heater core will come out.
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Drain the water from the cooling system. Remove the water supply lines. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new heater core.
Drain the water from the cooling system. Remove the water hose from the heater core. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new heater core.
Yes, open the spigot to drain the water. Note that you should NEVER leave a garden hose hooked to an outside spigot over winter.
Drain the water from your 1972 Chevy Nova cooling system. Remove the heater core water supply hoses. Remove the heater core retaining bolts.
Drain the water from the cooling system. Remove the water hose from the heater core. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new heater core.
Remove the water supply hoses from your 1993 Chevy Corvette heater core. Some water will drain out of the hoses and the heater core. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new heater core.
Drain the water from your 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier cooling system. Remove the water supply hoses from the heater core. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install your new heater core.
Drain the water from the cooling system. Remove the heater core hose. Remove the retaining bolts. The heater core will come out. Reverse the process to install the new heater core.
Drain the cooling system. Remove the water hoses from the heater core. Remove the heater core retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new heater core.