coolant looks weird - anyone know why?
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This sounds more likely to me...I don't think it's ps fluid though since I don't have a ps cooler connected to it. What IS connected to it though is a transmission cooler, on the passenger side.
So if a transmission cooler connected to a radiator breaks or gets busted, could that cause fluid to get into the radiator?
So if a transmission cooler connected to a radiator breaks or gets busted, could that cause fluid to get into the radiator?
I bought a radiator awhile back from radiator.com, they were in Houston and really cheap, like $100.
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Gm still uses dex, i wouldnt put the stuff in anything i have, im a mechanic and have seen way too many aluminum headed engines ruined from dex, dex right out of the bottle is on the acidic side, seen dozens of 3.4s and 3.1's with heads and blocks completely corroded away due to dex.
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Thanks also for the link. That is insanely cheap for a good radiator; I'll check them out!
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Ok, took the car for a drive last night for about 15 minutes and the the temp was stable at 180°.
I let it cool overnight and opened the rad cap this morning. Honestly it still looks a little gunky but a lot better than before. Seems to be working fine and the fluid level was the same as last night so I think I'm good for now!
This rad is not stock; the car is a 72 Firebird Formula and that's probably the stock radiator. It's a huge rad.
I let it cool overnight and opened the rad cap this morning. Honestly it still looks a little gunky but a lot better than before. Seems to be working fine and the fluid level was the same as last night so I think I'm good for now!
This rad is not stock; the car is a 72 Firebird Formula and that's probably the stock radiator. It's a huge rad.
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Ok, took the car for a drive last night for about 15 minutes and the the temp was stable at 180°.
I let it cool overnight and opened the rad cap this morning. Honestly it still looks a little gunky but a lot better than before. Seems to be working fine and the fluid level was the same as last night so I think I'm good for now!
This rad is not stock; the car is a 72 Firebird Formula and that's probably the stock radiator. It's a huge rad.
I let it cool overnight and opened the rad cap this morning. Honestly it still looks a little gunky but a lot better than before. Seems to be working fine and the fluid level was the same as last night so I think I'm good for now!
This rad is not stock; the car is a 72 Firebird Formula and that's probably the stock radiator. It's a huge rad.