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Subject:Re: Coolant sludge? (link to pics)
From:neil N
Date:Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:59:14 -0800

Hi.

Blue/green coolant mix came out.

For sure not orange.

I have no idea when coolant last changed.

Heh heh....."Death-Cool"

Yah this engine was a bonus. Only bought van for cooling system parts.
(engine conversion)

Thanks.

Neil.

On 11/21/07, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> Looks like Death-Cool -- er Dex-Cool -- "mud" to me.  Was it running
> the orange stuff?  When was it last changed?
>
> Allan
>
> neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> writes:
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > Hopefully people aren't getting fed up with my questions!
> >
> > So..... I started pulling stuff off my 1.9 WBX.
> >
> > Found this stuff:
> >
> > http://vanagonlinks.googlepages.com/coolantsludge
> >
> > in the coolant reservoir.
> >
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://musomuso.googlepages.com/home