# Just replaced radiator and valve cover gasket **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 3, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272 "2018-09-03T15:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randyrogoza\_141700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@randyrogoza\_141700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randyrogoza_141700)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/1 "2018-09-03T15:13:27Z")
My friend who is a mechanic just replaced my valve cover gasket and put in a new radiator. I took off the radiator cap and saw this. The fluid looked funky too. Any idea what that is? Thanks! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/1/1ea95c1ca279a651c5e087c5de8edc8b62c84e01.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/2 "2018-09-03T15:43:23Z")
Looks like fresh universal green coolant ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/3 "2018-09-03T15:45:01Z")
Dumb question - Have you asked your mechanic friend this question ? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/4 "2018-09-03T15:45:38Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > Looks like fresh universal green coolant Ditto Can the OP please clarify exactly what he is concerned about? ---
**Author:** ![boilerengtn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/boilerengtn/32/6955_2.png) [@boilerengtn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/boilerengtn)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/5 "2018-09-03T15:59:39Z")
Same here. I don’t see anything that stands out as unusual. ---
**Author:** ![randyrogoza\_141700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@randyrogoza\_141700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randyrogoza_141700)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/6 "2018-09-03T16:08:42Z")
Sorry everyone, the white sediment is what I was wondering about. ---
**Author:** ![randyrogoza\_141700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@randyrogoza\_141700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randyrogoza_141700)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/7 "2018-09-03T16:09:17Z")
Sorry, the white sediment ---
**Author:** ![randyrogoza\_141700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@randyrogoza\_141700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randyrogoza_141700)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/8 "2018-09-03T16:10:24Z")
The car was still getting close to overheating with the replaced radiator as well. Any thoughts on what else to do? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/9 "2018-09-03T16:20:04Z")
thermostat comes to mind How about giving us a LOT more information . . . ?! You told us the coolant and valve cover gasket was replaced, and nothing else Reasons history etc. ---
**Author:** ![randyrogoza\_141700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@randyrogoza\_141700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randyrogoza_141700)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/10 "2018-09-03T16:25:43Z")
Thank you for your responses! This is a 1994 chrysler lebaron that I bought about a month ago. It was leaking coolant and oil so my friend (a mechanic) and another mechanic both said it needed a new radiator and valve cover gasket. My friend replaced the radiator, thermostat and valve cover gasket. He also changed the oil and coolant. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/11 "2018-09-03T17:40:22Z")
> [@randyrogoza\_141700](#): > > The car was still getting close to overheating with the replaced radiator as well. Please clarify that Is the needle in the red danger zone? Are the electric cooling fans engaging? ---
**Author:** ![randyrogoza\_141700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@randyrogoza\_141700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/randyrogoza_141700)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/12 "2018-09-03T17:49:10Z")
It was getting close to the red zone, so I started blasting the heat. And I am not sure if the fan is running when it gets hot, but I checked it with the A/C on when I parked and it runs. Is the white sediment anything to worry about? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/13 "2018-09-03T18:23:01Z")
The white sediment is from the coolant reservoir, I usually remove the reservoir and rise it out when replacing the coolant but that is not the cause of your engine running hot. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/14 "2018-09-03T18:53:36Z")
Considering you’ve replaced the radiator, coolant and thermostat, I’d say the next step is to perform a block test This tool isn’t that expensive, and it’s cheaper than paying for an hour of diagnosis ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/1/15629fcebe97732db50edf8bc52bcd48a4c0ec6b.jpg) You DID bleed all the air out of the cooling system, yes? I’m asking, because some engines have a bleeder screw . . . I’m not too familiar with the Lebaron ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/15 "2018-09-04T02:34:07Z")
Which engine? ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-replaced-radiator-and-valve-cover-gasket/124272/16 "2018-09-04T02:52:40Z")
> [@randyrogoza\_141700](#): > > And I am not sure if the fan is running when it gets hot, but I checked it with the A/C on when I parked and it runs. Does this car have 1 or 2 fans ?