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Old 04-10-2005, 01:24 PM
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Hello Guys, can you mix orange and yellow coolant? I have orange in there now and cant seem to find any in my area.
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Old 04-10-2005, 01:31 PM
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The Prestone Yellow stuff is designed for that. Make sure it says something along those lines on the jug.

Whatever you do, DONT mix orange and green.
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whY?
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Originally Posted by Chas
whY?
Orange and green form a sludge when mixed together. Hard to pump sludge around to cool the engine
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ahhh...didn't realize.

I had what I thought was greenish/blueish, and added orange...no sludge yet...so I guess we're talkin about different stuff here
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I always figured it was because each company wanted you to keep purchasing their stuff.

pink coolant 4 life!
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What brand is the pink stuff?
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Originally Posted by Tom M'Guinn
What brand is the pink stuff?

Its the new sexually ambiguous product from Redline?



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