I see .

As I'm a Journeyman mechanic who only (or so it seems) buys junkers and cast offs , I get rather picky about the details because I drive a lot (800 miles every 7 days) and getting stranded pisses me off badly .

Anyways , best of luck with the trip , as it's still Summertime , I'd prolly mix up some Citric Acid and distilled water and fill it then carry several gallons of distilled water in the trunk then hit the road ~ in a thousand or more miles the mix will be dead black and you can flush it out anywhere then add the good coolant .

That's me though ~ I like looking into my radiator and seeing bright shiny metal instead of solder blooms and red liquid .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better