Pink chunk in cooling system

Post by: **mariodschy** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:25 pm

The gasket of the thermostat housing was leaking so i changed it, when i dismanteled the thermostate i found pink chunk in the system (see the pictures). The cooling system was filled with pink cooling fluid so the chunk comes frome this, the question is why there were these nuggets.
Maybe someone has seen these befor and know the reason for this, it doesn't look like that it was mixed with another cooling fluid but i am not 100 percent sure what the former owner did.

Post by: **gjz30075** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:35 pm

Maybe someone poured in some radiator stopleak?

Post by: **draenog** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:06 pm

Has somebody inadvertently mixed traditional blue antifreeze with modern OAT red antifreeze? The two don't mix and the organic acids cause precipitation of the silicate, turning the coolant to sludge...

Rob.

Post by: **theelanman** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:39 pm

draenog wrote:Has somebody inadvertently mixed traditional blue antifreeze with modern OAT red antifreeze? The two don't mix and the organic acids cause precipitation of the silicate, turning the coolant to sludge...

Rob.

youd hope not but certainly looks that way.....

urgh.....that's gonna take some cleaning.....

hope there was enough fluid to keep the engine cool......

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:09 pm

Nothing that half an hour with the hosepipe won't cure..

John :wink:

Post by: **pharriso** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:43 pm

john.p.clegg wrote:Nothing that half an hour with the hosepipe won't cure..

John

What about the heater matrix etc?...

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:31 pm

OK then,make it an hour...

John :wink:

Post by: **mariodschy** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 6:49 pm

gjz30075 wrote:Maybe someone poured in some radiator stopleak?

Thats a good question maybe this is the reason, i don't think that it was mixed with blue cooling fluid because when i drained the system it was all pretty pink.
The radiator is not in best shape i'll change them, when i washed the radiator there were no pink nugetts to see.

I've washed the engine twice from waterpumpe side and from thermostat side also by turing it on the head (engine is out of chassis, oil is drained) using hot water and compresed air

Post by: **pharriso** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:00 pm

Don't forget the heater lines & the heater as well...

Post by: **mariodschy** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:03 pm

pharriso wrote:Don't forget the heater lines & the heater as well...

Good idea this i'll do next, the heating valve were also full of this shit...

Post by: **john.p.clegg** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 7:59 pm

I've seen clear/white jelly like deposits formed on the thermostat housing when left for a while...maybe these with pink colour picked up from the anti-freeze......any chemists in the house...Aluminium and water with what other chemical?

John :wink:

Post by: **elansprint71** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:35 pm

Can't wait for the Aussies to comment- where is Barry McKenzie when you need him?
Someone clearly chundered a raw prawn into the coolant.

Has this forum gone a bit too serious... again? :twisted:

I'll report this post and see if anyone is in control.

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