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Old 07-27-2011, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by gasgasman View Post
Probably not the head o-rings. There's no oil "flow" in the head that can migrate to the coolant.

Most likely it's the water pump seal. When the coolant cools off, there's a vacuum effect that can draw trans oil into the cooling system.
I was thinking unburnt premix was the oil I was finding in the coolant as when I initially posted with this issue folks were indicating the head o ring.

So when the cooling system cools down it can pull tranny oil into the coolant....hmmm. The consistency of the substance I am finding in the coolant is more like tranny oil then premix.

So next question: replacing the water pump seal-anything special with the GG's. I have done a couple on other makes but never a GG.
I think I have a spare seal
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