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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Foreign material in coolant
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 696004" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>Engine blocks are cast from sand molds. It's not uncommon for some sand to get stuck in the internal coolant passages. If the blocks sat around for a while before the engines were assembled, it's possible that some bugs may have made a home in there. Bugs may have gotten into the tanks of coolant and died at the assembly plant and just got pumped into your radiator when they filled it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you never had any overheating problems, just flushe the system and move on. Most modern coolants have corrosion inhibitors in them, so as long as you change the coolant before it goes bad, you should not have any problems.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 696004, member: 52972"] Engine blocks are cast from sand molds. It's not uncommon for some sand to get stuck in the internal coolant passages. If the blocks sat around for a while before the engines were assembled, it's possible that some bugs may have made a home in there. Bugs may have gotten into the tanks of coolant and died at the assembly plant and just got pumped into your radiator when they filled it. If you never had any overheating problems, just flushe the system and move on. Most modern coolants have corrosion inhibitors in them, so as long as you change the coolant before it goes bad, you should not have any problems. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Foreign material in coolant
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