Gunk in coolant reservoir

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MIKE D.
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I own a 92 Cadillac Eldorado with 150K. The radiator itself is basically overflowing when I take the cap off with very clean, fresh looking antifreeze. However the overflow has grimy residue all on the inside of it, and when I look down into it the fluid in the overflow is very dirty and grimy. I'm just wondering if I should be concerned or ignore it. Should I flush the whole system thoroughly or just remove the overflow and clean it out?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike
Jan 22, 2006 at 3:54 PM
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KAZOO2281
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it could be either one or two problems either way you have to flush it might have a transmission cooling line broken deprnding on the color of the "gunk" if it has a reddish brown color its the transmission cooling line otherwise just flush and clean
Jan 22, 2006 at 6:11 PM