Decided to flush and replace coolant on the KJ today. If i follow the instructions given in the Haynes manual this process is a major PITA! ! ! My questions then are as follows:
1) Manual sez to drain the 2 plug for the engine block and, to get one of them off, it sez to remove the starter motor. In order to remove the starter mover is sez "detach the left side exhaust down-pipe from the crossover pipe to allow clearance for the removal of the front driveshaft".
WTF?!?!? Are you kidding me?!?
In order to flush the coolant I'm supposed to remove the starter, exhaust down pipe and front drive shaft?!?! NOT HAPPENING! ! !So my first question is . . . is there another way to flush the system without all this BS? IOW, can I drain system, fill with water (running motor to get water through entire system), drain and repeat until cleaned and ready for new coolant?
2) Book also sez must remove thermostat, replace thermostat housing, then begin flushing process. Again, is this necessary or can I flush as stated above?
Please respond if you've had experience with this, not just hypotheticals about how it should/could work. As always your experience and replies are greatly appreciated.
Thanx in advance and God Bless!
BTW, whoever sits behind a desk designing these things using auto cad should be drug through the streets and shot!
Couldn't believe those bolts came out as easy as they did!! We changed the RT front hub and bearing, checked the RT front axle u-joint, installed new brake pads on both sides and sat back for a little bit. Tom asked me what else I wanted to do ....... so we went ahead and moved my led license plate frame from where I had it zip tied, down to the bumper. Drilled and tapped holes, wired the led's up and then went on to the next thing!! 
Pulled out the 6" Metabo and ....... 
I went to town on it some more!!!!! 
Now the rockers are cut out clear to the door sill in preparation for the 3x4 square tube I have set aside in Tom's garage for rockers!!
