1996 Ford Thunderbird Black on overflow tank

Tiny
PFEARNOW52
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  • 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 186,000 MILES
Black all my overflow tank. Car runs good. No water in oil. No smoke from exhast.
Dirty cooling system you think?
Friday, December 18th, 2009 AT 7:41 PM

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Tiny
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It could be just a dirty system, but it also could be anindication of head gasket/intake gasket failure. If it's not oily I wouldn't be t concerned about it. If you haven't changed the fluid now would be a good time to do it considering the mileage on your car
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 AT 12:34 PM

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