30 Mar 12 14:33, Mark Hofmann wrote to All:   
      
    MH> Turns out the radiator sprung a major leak between the transmission   
    MH> cooler and the antifreeze (both in the radiator).  This caused a   
    MH> flood of transmission fluid to entire the coolant - overflowing the   
    MH> overflow, breaking the hose, and making a huge mess.   
      
   Man, that's a heart breaker.   
      
    MH> I have yet to pick it up from the shop, but it got a new radiator -   
    MH> new hoses, thermostat, and both the antifreeze system and   
    MH> transmission system were completely flushed.   
      
   Kewl.   
      
    MH> I had no way of knowing this was going to happen or I would have   
    MH> replaced the radiator myself.  It was too late by the time this all   
    MH> happened as everything needed a flush.   
      
   Did you keep the old radiator? It would be interesting to know what that   
   internal trans-cooler line is made of. Plastic, like the end caps or   
   brass/copper lines?   
      
    MH> I should have taken pictures...  It was the oddest looking mess (and   
    MH> smelly) that I have ever seen.  Nothing like loads of antifreeze and   
    MH> transmission fluid all boiling and exploded all over the place.   
      
   I'll bet it got pressure washed too. 8^)   
      
    MH> I'm just glad that it didn't ruin the engine or transmission.   
    MH> Everything was tested and is fine now.  Hard to believe after the   
    MH> mess that I saw yesterday. We had to have it towed - since the hose   
    MH> was ripped in half and no antifreeze (if you could call it that)   
    MH> could get into the engine.  It sort of looked like a coffee with lots   
    MH> of cream in it - about 10 gallons of it.   
      
   It wouldn't have driven very far with no trans fluid, unless you hooked   
   both lines together outside of the radiator.   
      
    MH> I have never seen or heard of a radiator failing like that.  You   
    MH> learn something new everyday.   
      
   I had a similar situation with my 72 Cheyenne pickup. The upper radiator   
   hose blew in half and there was anti-freeze all over the place. The engine   
   began to run hot, but I didn't notice it right away. When I did, I pulled   
   off the freeway and as I stopped, the engine caught fire because those old   
   Quadra-jet carbs leaked fuel out of the throttle plate holes as they wore   
   out of round. Fortunately, a passerby had a fire extinguisher with him and   
   put that fire out before I could by suffocating it with a beach towel.   
      
      
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