2002 Dexcool: red and clear!?!

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my previous thread was "change dexcool in low mileage Buick?"

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/change-dexcool-in-low-mileage-buick.125987/

2002 Buick with 17K miles, driven once a week or so. The color sure seemed off in the video linked to therein, and it seemed as if the sludginess was just barely starting.

http://www.vimeo.com/9581517

I wanted to get the old Dex out ASAP. Lo and behold here is what I got when I drained the radiator last week:
http://www.vimeo.com/10636142

The AF looks really good to me. I'm posting the link to the video just to add one more example to the saga of this freakish Dexcool story. (Which includes a 22 million dollar settlement, of which the lawyers got 3/4.)

I suppose that with the Dex being red and clear, it doesn't necessarily mean it won't dissolve the gasket. Or maybe it does mean that...
 
I like to play it safe in my GMs that I keep the dex in, 2-3 years max. Coolant is cheap.
 
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