So... she overheated today. I knew I needed to flush the radiator, and Ive suspected the radiator cap was bad. I flushed it out and got a new radiator cap. Crossing my fingers that the neglect doesnt have long term effects.

 

Yep. That Dexcool sure changed things. When everyone just used the ethylene glycol, neglected coolant ended up with rust. and sometimes bad head gaskets. Now it just gunks everything up and sometimes eats head gaskets.

"New, Improved!"

heh.

 

Nice flushing setup...at what point do you pour in the Miller Lite? Does it have anti-corrosive properties?

 

Damn, only 48K miles!!

Mines got 143K, I'm off to the parts store now!

 

Dunno 'bout you but, if I use enough, it cleans MY pipes

 

Air in the cooling system can cause bad things for sure. Hope you're replacing that radiator cap too. That coolant doesn't look too bad for what might be 10 years old! Age tends to be the deciding factor for coolant, especially in your case.

 

I certianly hope he disposes of the coolant in a responsible way.

 

Looks like he's parked on grass

 

He is going to have a nice big brown spot on his lawn


DOH

 

Yea looks like he is on the grass. An Iam going to tell myself that there's a big pan under his truck.