Currently, I am flushing my radiator. I am the 2nd owner of this Ex. The first owner hadn't changed it in a while. The color of the old coolant is brown and has that burnt smell. Not the sweet smell. I am doing a complete flush. The reservoir still has a lot of this brown colored fluid in it. How should I approach getting this out? I know I could stick the hose in it and let it run for 5 minutes and eventually most of it would come pouring out. But doing that would send antifreeze all over my engine and down the driveway :rolleyes: . Is there any other way besides disconnecting the reservoir?

None that I am aware of.

That's about what you need to do.

Disconnect the reservoir at the rad, pull the hose so it drops to a container on ground, and let gravity take its course. You can help it by filling the reservior and letting it leak out the hose.

When I run the flush through, I will need to start the truck. Will this push the extra fluid out of the reservoir?

That's about what you need to do.

Disconnect the reservoir at the rad, pull the hose so it drops to a container on ground, and let gravity take its course. You can help it by filling the reservior and letting it leak out the hose.

What do you mean by "rad"?

radiator

Drained. Much easier than I expected and much less hassle than letting it flow over the top. Thanks for the help. Now I get to burn money by allowing it to sit in the driveway and run.

Glad to bea able to help, you'd have figured it out.

Sometimes the most simple solution is the bset.