Radiator Drain Plug? 2001 XJ

[Poppinblock]

I just spent way too long consulting a haynes and factory manual trying to find out where the damn radiator drain plug is, and to no avail.

I found the little switch behind the parking light of the passenger side, but not the plug.

Where is that little bugger? Where ever it is, I am either really dumb or blind, or it's doing everything it can to hide from me.

Any help?

[DaJudge]

Should be on the bottom of the passanger side of the radiator. It is actually a little valve with the drain facing towards the engine. I am not sure the best way to get at it . I found mine when I had the bumper, grill and lights out doing some other work.

[howardusa]

mines a 97 and it's on the bottom outside pointing towards the right front wheel. The only way to reach it is take the grill off. Then it's a pain getting your fingers in there trying to unloosen it.
HT

[jxj]

Easiest way to drain the radiator is to pull the lower radiator hose from the water pump.

[Poppinblock]

Thanks y'all, I'll give it a shot.

[bsr26]

I just pull the corner light out to get at it, but I am with them though. Next time I am just pulling the lower hose.

[max_418]

My too , i'd just pull out the lower hose and shoot some compressed air in another tube on the top to clear the engine also.

[groovyone]

I never did find it on my 98 either. The lower hose burst and drained it for me. Speaking of the manuals, I have the Haynes 19??-1998 manual, but very little if anything has been correct for my 1998 Cherokee Classic. Any suggestions for a better book?

[Timber]

I never did find it on my 98 either. The lower hose burst and drained it for me. Speaking of the manuals, I have the Haynes 19??-1998 manual, but very little if anything has been correct for my 1998 Cherokee Classic. Any suggestions for a better book?
See if your local library has any old Mitchells they're trying to get rid of. The system I work in switched to Mitchell online and we got rid of a ton of manuals for about $1-2 each. They're way better than either Chilton or Haynes. I have yet to find an error or have a patron report one to me; with the other two, I have patrons complain at least once a month about something being wrong or just not quite as it was described.

[DenLip]

Easiest way to drain the radiator is to pull the lower radiator hose from the water pump.

Adding insult to injury... I used my then-new shop manual to guide me to the drain plug... took the headlight bucket out, then realized that access would be far better if I removed the entire grille....

And after all that... the draincock is somehow PLUGGED UP. Not so much as a drip came out when I opened it.

I ended up pulling the lower hose as well!

Den