Re: Re: re: red antifreeze

From: Gary Hedlin (ghedlin@theramp.net)
Date: Mon Dec 08 2003 - 02:51:01 EST


Umm... I may not be an ASE certified mechanic, but I can't see how this is
even possible. I never knew the cooling system was in any way by the
transmission to even have a leak like this even possible.

Are you sure someone just put ATF into their radiator, and to cover up their
stupidity blamed it on a "leak"???

Just my 2 cents

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On 12/8/03 1:12 AM, in article br188o$lgq$1@bent.twistedbits.net, ""Quintin"" <sauerquint@gci.net> wrote:

> > A neighbor of mine had red antifreeze, when she took it to the mechanic she > found out it was ATF in there. Her radiator had sprung a leak and allowed > the tranny fluid to mix in. > > "Patrick and Kelly Engram" <patrickandkelly@erols.com> wrote in message > news:3FD1597A.7050701@erols.com... > : > : The stores that I have managed over the last 15 years normally average > : 400-800 cars a month. In that time, I've seen first GM's Dexcool, then > : Chrysler's and Ford's orange/red antifreeze, and VW and Audi's pink > : stuff. I have never seen any leaks or gasket failures that I could > : attest to using long-life coolant. The biggest problems that I have > : seen are with the GM 4.3L in the Blazer's and S10's-they have problems > : with sludge and rust formation that has been traced down to running the > : coolant system a little on the low side combined with inherent coolant > : system design problems. This problem has been addressed by service > : bulletins and recalls at no charge to the owners. > : I converted my wife's '96 Geo Tracker to Dexcool at 30,000 miles and > : never had a single problem using this coolant with the factory gaskets > : either. > : If your truck had "red" coolant in it, I really dont believe it was > : contaminated but it had the new long-life fluid. If it was replaced, > : then the people that informed your buddy that it was contaminated need > : to refund your money and have a shop that has a complete fluid exchanger > : replace the "green" stuff with the proper fluid. Contaminated coolant > : will not turn red unless the truck is an automatic and it is > : transmission fluid floating in it due to a crack between the trans > : cooler and the coolant side. It actually wont even look red, but more > : like a brown color. > : Patrick > : > >



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