car radiator

Originally Posted by mike1

do you have to take out the coolant before you take it out of the car can you get away with just lifting it out first and then dumping the cooland into a bucket?

YES >> You have to drain it first
Unless it is an older model car >> Pre 70's >> It will be aluminium with plastic tubs on 2 sides>> sometimes top and bottom instead of sides
If auto trans there will be a heat exchanger in one of the tubs >> Sometimes aluminium, sometimes copper, sometimes stainless and sometimes just plain old steel

Originally Posted by JohnC4X4

YES >> You have to drain it first
Unless it is an older model car >> Pre 70's >> It will be aluminium with plastic tubs on 2 sides>> sometimes top and bottom instead of sides
If auto trans there will be a heat exchanger in one of the tubs >> Sometimes aluminium, sometimes copper, sometimes stainless and sometimes just plain old steel

so there is no copper tubes in the radiator? i saw one with copper tubes in it like that of a ac does that mean it was older? how much fluid is in a radiator am i gona need a big bucket?

Originally Posted by mike1

how much fluid is in a radiator?

Year and make of vehicle and easy enough to look up the coolant system capacity