Brown liquid mixed in with the antifreeze?

Tiny
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  • 1991 MERCEDES BENZ 190E
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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I have a 1991 Mercedes Benz 190e and I was checking my antifreeze tank one day and saw that it had turned brown or had brown stuff in it. I had it checked at a mechanic and he said it was my radiator that was bad so he fixed it. A week later I saw that the brown stuff was not gone so I took it right back to the mechanic and he had a liquid called blue devil which is a head gasket sealant cause he said that it might had been my head gasket moved when my car over heated a few weeks ago. But just yesterday I looked into the antifreeze tank again and saw that it had a little bit of that brown stuff in it still. The mechanic told me that it was nothing. But i'm concerned can you please tell me what this means. Because I checked my motor oil and it's clean no water or nothing in it.
Thursday, December 9th, 2010 AT 4:47 AM

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Tiny
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The sludge can be very difficult to remove completely, as it adheres to the linings of the hoses and the block/head, even after many flushes you can still get lumps dislodging and floating in the coolant, I would not be overly concerned if ther are no other problems.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010 AT 9:55 AM
Tiny
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Thank you so much your answer takes a big chunk of weight off my shoulders. God bless you guys for all the help you've given me. Thank you.
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010 AT 4:51 PM

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