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Does anyone know of a place where I can get sum "gunk" analyzed

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Old 03-11-2009 | 09:31 PM
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Question Does anyone know of a place where I can get sum "gunk" analyzed

I am looking for a place where I can get this stuff analyzed to see exactly what it is and why it ended up in my radiator... this is the reason it has been overheating , at least that is what the dealer thinks...



Old 03-11-2009 | 11:14 PM
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looks like this place may do it but i would put it in a clean plastic container asap as to not contaminate it.http://www.imrtest.com/what_we_do/chemical_analysis/
Old 03-12-2009 | 08:29 AM
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Looks like some mexican on the line dropped his taco in the rad fill. I wonder if GM still uses those little tablets to seal the seams when they fill the rad on the production line. It could be the residue from them if they still use them.
Old 03-12-2009 | 11:13 AM
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that is what i was thinking

Originally Posted by Cokeybill
Looks like some mexican on the line dropped his taco in the rad fill. I wonder if GM still uses those little tablets to seal the seams when they fill the rad on the production line. It could be the residue from them if they still use them.
bean taco
Old 03-12-2009 | 06:58 PM
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looks like this place may do it but i would put it in a clean plastic container asap as to not contaminate it.http://www.imrtest.com/what_we_do/chemical_analysis/
talked with them today.... $2000.00 estimate... can u believe that
Old 03-12-2009 | 07:14 PM
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talked with them today.... $2000.00 estimate... can u believe that
what are they going to do for 2000.00? Looks time they buy it back!
Old 03-12-2009 | 07:27 PM
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could it be another victom of Dexcool?
Old 03-12-2009 | 10:13 PM
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find a university near you that has a mass spectrometer. they might be able to figure out what it is and to it for cheap. just ask for the chemistry department.
Old 03-13-2009 | 07:23 AM
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OUIT is a university here in Oshawa sponsored by GM Canada. It is a tech university, maybe a call to them would stir their interest.
Old 03-13-2009 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jmarines
I am looking for a place where I can get this stuff analyzed to see exactly what it is and why it ended up in my radiator... this is the reason it has been overheating , at least that is what the dealer thinks...
I just sent the pictures along to my wife to get her opinion. To me it looks like either rubber chunks or an extreme case of oil/coolant mixture.



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