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Hello all.
I've got a '68 Cougar with what seems to be a decent amount of oil in the coolant. When I first got the car, I went to flush out the cooling system and got a ton of brown, sludgy liquid coming out. No idea how long it had been since the previous owners did anything to the system, so I flushed it out pretty thoroughly, and still had the same problem. Eventually I replaced the thermostat which was shot, and the radiator itself, which was also leaking and full of questionable gunk.
Long story short, with the new radiator and thermostat, I went to flush out the system one last time to get whatever remaining sludge was in the system, and although it is not nearly as sludgy in viscosity, i still have a brown tinge to the runoff, and what seems like traces of oil. I'm thinking it might be the head gaskets, but am not positive. Wondering if anyone else out there has encountered the same problems and found a solution. Thanks.
I've got a '68 Cougar with what seems to be a decent amount of oil in the coolant. When I first got the car, I went to flush out the cooling system and got a ton of brown, sludgy liquid coming out. No idea how long it had been since the previous owners did anything to the system, so I flushed it out pretty thoroughly, and still had the same problem. Eventually I replaced the thermostat which was shot, and the radiator itself, which was also leaking and full of questionable gunk.
Long story short, with the new radiator and thermostat, I went to flush out the system one last time to get whatever remaining sludge was in the system, and although it is not nearly as sludgy in viscosity, i still have a brown tinge to the runoff, and what seems like traces of oil. I'm thinking it might be the head gaskets, but am not positive. Wondering if anyone else out there has encountered the same problems and found a solution. Thanks.