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Overflow tank for radiator with brown frothy mixture 700

posted by  dakotaboy on  Wed May 25 12:18 CST 2011
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Noticed what looked to be a creamy coffee looking substance in the overflow tank. Pretty sure this indicates something mixing with the anti-freeze.

Looking at the oil dipstick, it appears dark brown as one would expect. Removing the oil filler cap and looking into the head shows the oil to be in good shape.

Checked the dipstick for the auto tranny fluid. The fluid appears dark red as expected.

Wondering if the radiator has finally deteriorated and there's a mixing between the transmission fluid and the anti-freeze.

Any suggestions to go further to diagnose the problem?
Drain oil?
Drain anti-freeze?
Drain tranny fluid?






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