RW>  MH> cooler and the antifreeze (both in the radiator).  This caused a   
   RW>  MH> flood of transmission fluid to entire the coolant - overflowing the   
   RW>  MH> overflow, breaking the hose, and making a huge mess.   
   RW>    
   RW> Man, that's a heart breaker.   
      
   It was difficult to witness, especially on the way home from work.   
      
   RW> Did you keep the old radiator? It would be interesting to know what that   
   RW> internal trans-cooler line is made of. Plastic, like the end caps or   
   RW> brass/copper lines?   
      
   No, I didn't ask for the old radiator.  It would have been interesting to know   
   how it broke internally.  I didn't realize that the trans-cooler could fail in   
   a way that would allow the fluids to mix.   
      
   RW> I'll bet it got pressure washed too. 8^)   
      
   It does look like it got cleaned up a good bit, but there is still that slime   
   behind the lights and in hard to reach places.  I will have to give it another   
   good cleaning.   
      
   RW> It wouldn't have driven very far with no trans fluid, unless you hooked   
   RW> both lines together outside of the radiator.   
      
   True.. It also wouldn't have gone far at all with no antifreeze going into the   
   engine.   
      
   RW> I had a similar situation with my 72 Cheyenne pickup. The upper radiator   
   RW> hose blew in half and there was anti-freeze all over the place. The   
   RW> engine   
   RW> began to run hot, but I didn't notice it right away. When I did, I pulled   
   RW> off the freeway and as I stopped, the engine caught fire because those   
   RW> old   
   RW> Quadra-jet carbs leaked fuel out of the throttle plate holes as they wore   
   RW> out of round. Fortunately, a passerby had a fire extinguisher with him   
   RW> and   
   RW> put that fire out before I could by suffocating it with a beach towel.   
      
   At least you prevented a car-be-que (or in this case, a truck-be-que).   
      
   - Mark   
      
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