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is inlet manifold gasket still leaking?

weezlebub

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I did manifold gasket and it seemed to go ok but I'm still getting gunk in radiator everytime I drive it. I flushed it about 5 times now.
This is after 2 hr drive. I don't even know if its oil or what, it doesn't feel oily. Is it still leaking or something else?
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this is what it looked like when i originally pulled the manifold off, didn't seem too bad but the gaskets were stuffed
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Looks like the pellets used by Holden, they stop minor leaks. Probably nothing wrong with your gaskets in the first place,
 

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just left over **** in there most likely. hard to properly flush an entire cooling system yourself at home.
 

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How long ago did you change the gaskets and how many kms travelled since?

It doesn't look sludgy
 

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I changed it a month back but only driven bout 200km since then. I just thought it would be cleaner by now but I didn't know about the pellets so maybe previous owner had some in there. The gaskets I removed looked ready for changing
 

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