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Old 06-23-2013, 10:25 PM
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Gosh that coolant debate has been going on since the birth of the internet.....

I have the green coolant in my car, and before that it had green coolant....then it sat for a number of years with green coolant....no idea when it first received green coolant but so far I have had no issues.....but I feel like in need to drain it out asap as I might end up getting a fine for running it in the car :p

No idea if it causes issues with head gaskets or not....
Not wanting to reignite the coolant debate. Maybe a better way to pose the question: for those who DO believe the green stuff to be harmful, is accelerated head gasket failure one of the issues?
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Old 06-24-2013, 01:54 AM
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Not wanting to reignite the coolant debate. Maybe a better way to pose the question: for those who DO believe the green stuff to be harmful, is accelerated head gasket failure one of the issues?
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