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How do i identify a damage gasket?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

First I had grey gunk forming on the top of my rad, just under my rad cap, then after a while upon opening the rad cap I had milky fluid around the ledge where the rad caps tightens on to in the rad...hope this helps. BTW - this was a 2001 Dodge Dakota 4.7 Liter.

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