RW> Yeah...it always seemed like I was on foot every New Year's Eve for quite   
   RW> a few years too. That was before I had two cars and kept one in the   
   RW> garage   
   RW> for just such occasions on Dec 31...   
      
   It is nice having extra vehicles.  Keeps the stress and pressure down on my   
   occational repairs since I have plenty of spares.   
      
   RW> That still sounds strange to me. Too bad you didn't keep that radiator   
   RW> and   
   RW> tear it apart to find out what happened...   
      
   I spoke to the local shop that did my Monte Carlo transmission rebuild and   
   told them about what happened to the Durango - since I have a CEL code that   
   references the torque converter.     
      
   He told me he has seen that happen before and calls the mixture "a milkshake".   
   I told him what happened, what was done, and about the code I am getting now.   
   He said that getting the antifreeze in the transmission can cause rust to   
   form, not to mention problems with internal parts, clutches, etc.     
      
   I have been running it a solid year since that happened, but I know there was   
   a good bit of antifreeze that entered the transmission before it was flushed.    
   It was a "milkshake".  The pressure from the radiator failure caused one of   
   the main hoses that goes to the radiator to burst, which is what eventually   
   led my wife to pull over and the truck broke down due to overheating.  The   
   mess this made was just incredible.  I have never seen such a mess in an   
   engine - other than a "car-be-que".     
      
   So, the "mixture" was probably flowing into the transmission for a bit before   
   busting one of the hoses due to the pressure.     
      
   If only I would have know ahead of time, I would have gladly replaced the   
   radiator - with a smile on my face.   
      
   - Mark   
      
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