Draining Coolant DK45SE

[taw1126]

Was planning on changing coolant on my DK45SE Saturday evening. Probably didn't leave myself enough daylight to do the task, and one of the boys needed it to un-stick our UTV, so I was feeling pretty rushed. But I wasn't able to locate the drain valve, which I expected to be a really easy-to-find item.

Do I just need to slow down and look closer, or is the drain valve tucked in / hidden somehow?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[ritcheyvs]

I don't know about the SE models but , personally, I just disconnect the lower radiator hose at the radiator. It empties fast and does a better job removing a any crud with the coolant.

 

[xcgreene]

Manual indicates theres a drain cock on the very bottom of the radiator. But the diagram that indicates this is more to illustrate flow through the engine, so it may be a generic picture. At any rate, like ritcheyvs said, lower radiator hose works just fine, and is the way that I've acomplished the task on my SE models. I was installing heaters on the lower hose at the same time as well. May not need that in Houston though.

 

[Msamt]

The drain petcock is black and very hard to see, take a flash light to it, you値l be surprised how hard it is to see.

 

[taw1126]

Thanks all for the suggestions and info. Will be making another attempt at this Saturday...hopefully starting with enough daylight to get things done right.