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So, I notice a little leak at the bottom of the radiator while I was crawling around underneath trying to figure out another problem.
I open the resevoir and I see some gunk along the sides of the resevoir and what appears to be some oil spots.
Now I'm wondering if the previous owner knew about the leak and used one of these "stop leak" products y buy from the auto parts store. That might explain the crud on the inside of the resevoir but the oil spots have me worried...
What should I be worried about (other than the cost of repair)? Doing some rudimentary Google searches, I'm reading head gasket, cracked block, cracked head..... Oyyy....
Should I drain the radiator, flush it with fresh water and refill with coolant to see if the spots come back or is it something that needs to be addressed right now pending implodment?
I open the resevoir and I see some gunk along the sides of the resevoir and what appears to be some oil spots.
Now I'm wondering if the previous owner knew about the leak and used one of these "stop leak" products y buy from the auto parts store. That might explain the crud on the inside of the resevoir but the oil spots have me worried...
What should I be worried about (other than the cost of repair)? Doing some rudimentary Google searches, I'm reading head gasket, cracked block, cracked head..... Oyyy....
Should I drain the radiator, flush it with fresh water and refill with coolant to see if the spots come back or is it something that needs to be addressed right now pending implodment?
