In a message dated 5/29/02 9:34:39 AM Taipei Standard Time, DBAKER5@KC.RR.COM writes: << Tomorrow I drain my oil and coolant prior to commencing the head job on my 85. A question... What do you guys do with the coolant you drain from your beloved machines? (I'm running the orange stuff that you get from VW for an exorbitant amount of money.) >> I hope you are not considering recycling that stuff back in to your vehicle. I take my used vehicle fluids to a recycling station. It is my understanding that they are then recycled after some amount of processing. Think of all the crap that has fond it;s way into that coolant for instance. Chances are, your headgasket has failed because corrosion has set in and pushed your rubber gaskets apart at the edges and caused terminal leaks. Some of those aluminum oxides and various other destructive acids must still reside in that fluid. It's cheap insurance to just buy the stuff new. Cheaper to buy fluids than to change headgaskets again. just my 2 cents worth, BenT |
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