brownish coolant ????

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Nov 15, 2001 | 10:00 PM

BK480

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From: Sharpsburg,GA,

brownish coolant ????

While pulling my turbos, I drained my coolant and discovered it had a brownish tint to the normaly green color. Just curious if it is a sign of doom for my engine.

Nov 16, 2001 | 12:07 AM

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Sounds like rust to me.

Nov 16, 2001 | 12:33 AM

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From: Ft. Lauderdale

Seems like your cooling system wasn't properly maintained. Flush it completely, drain the block too, & replace with your chosen ratio of coolant & distilled water. 50/50 is standard.