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My Radator fuel looks like a milkshake???

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Old 09-03-2010, 08:31 PM
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Post My Radator fuel looks like a milkshake???
So I just put a new water pump and thomentor in my 1990 mustang gt..put band new 50/50 antifrezze in it(green) and i found that the hose connect to my heating core was off so i put it back on...it ran great for a day then when i got home from work the low coolent light was on so i went to put more in and coolent shout out and it was a white formy with brown whirls in it...is it oil is it bad leak stoper....when i bought mustang it had been setting for a year plz help
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Old 09-03-2010, 08:49 PM
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sounds like you got corrosion issues
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Old 09-03-2010, 09:07 PM
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Hose to heater core disconnected. Might be the heater core was leaking thus the low coolant light on. Flush coolant system when finish the heater core.
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Old 09-03-2010, 10:14 PM
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wtf is radiator fuel
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Old 09-03-2010, 10:17 PM
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fluid not fuel..lol
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Old 09-04-2010, 01:23 AM
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thanks, ill flush my coolent system, then what do i do??
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Old 09-04-2010, 07:49 AM
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is it an auto or 5 spd car??
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Old 09-04-2010, 12:12 PM
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Its auto
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:13 PM
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How does the tranny fluid look? Is it low? Cooler inside radiator for trans may be leaking.
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:46 PM
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idk ill check everything when i get home from work let you guys know
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