[Shotimes] Overheat/Gunk in coolant

[Kenneth Epperly]

That was one of the cures that some Ford dealers would do for a leaking
coolant return bottle, pour sealant into it to stop the leak.
        Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don D" <1badsho@thenuthouse.com>
To: "Steve Tatro" <stevetatro_shotimes@earthlink.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Overheat/Gunk in coolant


> steve
>
> this is actually quite common to have .. most of the resevoirs are never
removed and or cleaned out.
>
> You get sediments over the years and they accumlate there.
>
> This is brown stuff .. ugly that is like at the very bottom of the over
flow bottle.
>
> Take it out .. the over flow bottle ... get  sprayer ... clean it out ..
clean your over flow sender unit .... and put it back in
>
> dond
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Steve Tatro <stevetatro_shotimes@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: Steve Tatro <stevetatro_shotimes@earthlink.net>
> Date:  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:26:16 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
>
> >I may have a serious problem.
> >
> >My SHO's been running a bit hot lately, although I've never let it
overheat.
> >
> >I finally looked into it last night, and replaced the ECT, the t-stat,
the temperature gauge sender and the radiator cap.  I've been really good
the whole life of the car to keep fresh coolant in the system...never let it
get too old.
> >
> >The water pump is about 2 years old.  The radiator was replaced about 5
years ago, as the original had corroded from the inside (I'm blaming the
original owner).
> >
> >This morning my low coolant light came on, and I had some 50/50 in my
trunk (since I had just worked on the cooling and lost some fluid).  I
opened the reservoir and at the bottom was some greenish-brown
gunk...actually looked a bit gritty/grainy...kinda hard to describe.
> >
> >Thoughts?  I guess my worst fear is a blown head gasket.  I figured if
this was the case all the coolant would be brown.  When doing the work last
night all the coolant that leaked out was still nice and green.  Also, even
with this "gunk" in the reservoir, the coolant that's in the radiator itself
(judged by removing the cap and also by letting some drain out the drain
plug) is nice and green.
> >
> >HELP!
> >
> >Steve Tatro
> >Red/Black '93 with 178k miles
> >Monroe, Ohio
> >
> >P.S.  Anyone know of a good old SHO for sale?!?
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