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- January 13, 2019
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- SUMMERVILLE
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 MERC MOUNTY 5.0 AWD
I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER... bought 2001 5.0 Mounty with bad Water Pump - 76K miles - Coolant was funky brown so pulled old Thermostat which looked awful with Brown yuck & little Black particles - Flushed OLD components with Prestone Flush - Petcock wd clog with black flecks, I wd have to jiggle it to unclog... blew system down w/ compressed air, flushed some more till it ran clean - Installed new Water Pump, new Hoses, new Thermostat - Ran fine for a week or 2 then Overflow Bottle turned brown again & it runs Hot when idling with AC on OR running 70+ with AC Off or On - Flushed some more, got more Black particles & more brown sticky glueish stuff in Coolant overflow Bottle - STILL Overflow Bottle turned brown again & it runs Hot when idling with AC on OR running 70+ with AC Off or On - My guess is Brown Sticky stuff is some leak fix the PO used... like that's gonna fix a water pump... WHAT are the black particles____?
Do I just buy a new Radiator or will I just contaminate it with brown sticky stuff & black particle flecks ?
Do I use a "mo better" Flush ? - CLR or ?
Do I just buy a new Radiator or will I just contaminate it with brown sticky stuff & black particle flecks ?
Do I use a "mo better" Flush ? - CLR or ?