this wierd...I just did this earlier today...
I didn't use a flush kit...I just bought 6 gallons of distilled water and tried my best to flush everything out...
be careful though...this is a very easy procedure to simply drain the radiator when the car is cold...but to get the engine flushed you need to really play around with it...you WILL get air in the system...so when you think the system is full after you are done, it isn't...so make a bottle of mixed coolant and take it with you for the drive after you finish...the air will bleed off through the overflow tank...and it will suck in more coolant from that tank...drive 5 miles relatively hard...then top off the tank...repeat until it stops taking coolant in from that tank...I did this and it worked great...just took a good four times pulling over...
also it helps to keep an eye on how much coolant comes out of the car in your initial flush...it holds 7.9 qts including the heater core (which will not flush unless you have the core opened i.e. hot setting on the climate control system)...I pulled the car in and jacked up the front...I waited about 10 minutes for the pressure to decline, but opened the rad cap before the thermostat closed (which is under 180* iirc)...when you twist the cap step away for about 30 seconds or so...you will hear it hiss for a little bit...and make sure you wrap a huge bath towel around your arm just to be safe...after it stops hissing, slowly remove it with that towel...
even though the system is no longer pressurized, that coolant is still extremely hot...so be very careful when you twist the drain plug wing nut...
I then let it drain...started the car for a few minutes again, dropped the front and jacked up the rear end...this will help the coolant drain out of the engine block/heater core better because the pump will stop pushing water once the radiator empties...
some guys only managed about 2.5 qts out before it stopped flowing, which is a sign that only the rad drained and the thermostat had closed completely...I was lucky with the thermostat staying open and had nearly 5 qts come out...I then kept topping everything off with just distilled water and repeating the process until it was perfectly clear water coming out...I then took note off how much distilled water was still left in the engine when I shut the bottom plug...and then calculate how much pure coolant to add to get the mix I wanted (for this area I went with 55% water, 45% coolant...that is good to around 15 below 0* F iirc)
now as your topping it off I found it easier to let the rear down...the air will bleed faster if the radiator cap/opening is higher than any other part of the system...so jack the front up as much as possible, and let the engine idle while you fill it (at this point poor the mix/water/coolant directly into the radiator through the cap opening) WITH THE HEAT ON and blowing...that will aid in the engine cooling while you do this...hopefully anyone doing this has a general idea of how much the fan will run during normal idling...if for any reason that fan runs longer than normal, shut the engine off...my fan would kick on for about 30 seconds every 2 minutes or so...and it was 80* ambient when I did this...but yours may be different...maybe let your car idle for 10 minutes or so before you do anything, and take note of how the fan behaves...
everytime the radiator gets topped off blip the throttle body with your hand to pull more into the engine...you repeat this so many times, but it gets to a point where an air pocket gets stuck somewhere, and it takes harder driving plus system pressure to push it through...I had a solid 6.5 qts in before I could no longer get the level to drop in the radiator...so I put on the cap, topped off the overflow tank and started driving...at this point I left the heat on still to keep coolant flowing through the core...I drove relatively hard for about 5 minutes and would then pull over and check the level...each time it had pulled 80-90% of that tank's coolant into the engine, so I topped it off again...I did this twice, and it then would no longer pull any in.....and it has been fine ever since...
Now one thing I don't know is that if the 7.9 qt capacity includes coolant in the overflow tank...I have roughly 7.4qts in the system by my math, and probably another 1/2 qt in that reservoir (I never measure the last time I filled it)...but there is the potential that I haven't driven enough to work absolutely all the air out...so I will check it often for the next week or so...
One other sure sign of air in the system, for anyone not familiar with this job, is the heater...if your heat does not blow normal hot air on the hottest setting, there is definately air not allowing coolant flow...this does not mean "oh well I don't need a heater in the summer"...this means coolant also isn't flowing properly through the block...and you will know it soon after...when you are bleedin g the system, try to stay close to your house/apartment/garage or whatever...so that if it does overheat, you can leave it easily walk back to your place and chill for a good hour to let the engine fully cool...then go get the car again and limp it home to further address the issue...
it isn't difficult to do...it is just that you are messing with a very critical system of your car...cooling system operation is every bit as critical as oiling, and it is a lot more complicated and easy to screw up...but if you take your time and take note of everything, you will be fine...
just remember that the system holds close to two gallons of mixed coolant total...if you know how much came out, and how much you put in...and you are below 2 gallons, you are not good to go yet...
also this isn't just for the thread starter, I realize by now you must have already done the work...so its meaningless to you...I just noticed that there isn't a lot of threads on this board yet on how to fully flush the entire system...eveything I noticed was simply flushing just the radiator...
P.S. I added "coolant flush" to your title simply so people could find this thread while searching just titles...