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Cooling system sludge
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 11/3/2014 7 Replies

Subject vehicle will not pass emissions. Will not reach operating temp and in fact, the needle on the temp gauge barely rises at all.

Upon inspection, I found the radiator full of some kind of black, tar-like substance and all I could drain out of it was a t... Login to read more.

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car Vehicle Data

2000 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.3L

VIN 1GCFG25W7Y
Engine4.3 L
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)

car Vehicle Data

2000 Chevrolet Express 2500 4.3L

VIN 1GCFG25W7Y
Engine4.3 L
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)