Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
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Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
Hey guys
Coolant lights been going, it was fine, but now i look in the coolant reservoir and its all brownish orange and gooey. Not good at all. Doesnt really overheat too bad at all though. Is this a blown head gasket? intake manifold gasket? somebody? anybody?
Coolant lights been going, it was fine, but now i look in the coolant reservoir and its all brownish orange and gooey. Not good at all. Doesnt really overheat too bad at all though. Is this a blown head gasket? intake manifold gasket? somebody? anybody?
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Re: Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
Originally Posted by tombodad
Hey guys
Coolant lights been going, it was fine, but now i look in the coolant reservoir and its all brownish orange and gooey. Not good at all. Doesnt really overheat too bad at all though. Is this a blown head gasket? intake manifold gasket? somebody? anybody?
Coolant lights been going, it was fine, but now i look in the coolant reservoir and its all brownish orange and gooey. Not good at all. Doesnt really overheat too bad at all though. Is this a blown head gasket? intake manifold gasket? somebody? anybody?
Its called Dexcool. It does that.
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Re: Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
Originally Posted by Greed4Speed
Its called Dexcool. It does that.
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Re: Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
Originally Posted by tombodad
so this orange silly putty in my coolant reservoir is normal and wont hurt anything? i cant believe that...
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Re: Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
Blown headgasket generally makes the coolant overflow badly and the coolant gets a tan foamy creamy salad dressing consistency. Dexcool gets contaminated and starts to develop the sludge. If it's not overflowing, it probably just needs to be flushed and the collant replaced. The prestone flush kit is what GM recommends. Follow the directions, then replace the coolant. If you remain concerned about the headgasket, have it pressure tested bfore you do the flush.
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Re: Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
Thanks for all your help guys. Flushed out the system with water today, then i am running some Prestone radiator cleaner stuff for a couple days, before i refill with coolant. Still seems weird to me about the coolant. It was nasty. I had to use gas to clean out my reservoir, it was so bad. (dont worry, i rinsed very well) Anybody know where to dispose of used coolant?
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Re: Gummy Orange coolant-- head gasket?? HELP!?!?
*cough* storm drain *cough*
just kidding...
i think autozone takes used coolant just like oil...
just kidding...
i think autozone takes used coolant just like oil...
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