1977 Corvette
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From: wellington fl
1977 Corvette
I just purchase a 1977 corvette yesterday. The person had the card for 17 years and put about 14,000.00 into it about 6 years ago. It has a create motor in it. Everthing on the car look almost new but when I got it home yesterday I started to see dark brown stuff mix in with the anti freeze. I flush the raditor and it got better but a little is still there. Car runs good and does not over heat. Any suggestion. Thanks.
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From: waterloo ontario
Welcome to the forum 
Congats on the purchase...
Now you must realize we need pics
Get a rad flush, then keep an eye on it to see if the problem persists.
Rod
Congats on the purchase...
Now you must realize we need pics
Get a rad flush, then keep an eye on it to see if the problem persists.
Rod
Last edited by rydoc; May 25, 2009 at 08:04 PM.
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From: inwood wv
congrats on the 77....i got mine in december and had to do all kinds of minor projects on it but i am taking it on thursday to get it inspected and license on it
my antifreeze was a dark brown and when i flushed the system i found two rubber hoses in the overflow
my antifreeze was a dark brown and when i flushed the system i found two rubber hoses in the overflow
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Two things come to mind that will cause the antifreeze to appear brown. One is if someone put DEX-COOL in it and hasn't changed it out for many years. A good flush should help this.
The second thing is BAR's Leak... There is generally only one reason people put BAR's Leak in a radiator. If it's BAR's Leak and you flush it good... you'll find out why soon enough.
Good luck... GUSTO
The second thing is BAR's Leak... There is generally only one reason people put BAR's Leak in a radiator. If it's BAR's Leak and you flush it good... you'll find out why soon enough.
Good luck... GUSTO
