Slushy Anti-Freeze

[krom415]

Well i went to go start up the buick no in-door parking and it would not turn over checked a few things and noticed my reservoir coolant was slushy opened the radiator cap and slushy in there to I guess my question is did i mess something up by trying to start it that way and what can i do besides waiting for the weather to warm up?

 

[Grumpy]

how about a dead battery ??? guess ya don't have a strong enuff antifreez.. even if it were FROZEN it should still start..well the water pump may not turn

 

[Cheeseburger]

Better check your rad to see if it is near frozen in there as well, if it is you better get the proper mixture of antifreeze/water 70/30 or 50/50 or you well possibly crack your block and more if it gets any colder.

 

[SS_Sean]

That's not your no-start problem, but you should certainly address it prior to starting...or it's gunna be messy.

 

[krom415]

i put some jumper cables on and after about an hour worth of attempts and monitoring scanmaster for voltage got it to turn over. did see some smoke for about 5 minutes but i think it was overspill at least i hope ..

 

[DailyDrifter]

Maybe the water in the battery froze? I would definatly change the anti-freeze soon, hate to see you crack your block over something that stupid.

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Yep..

Maybe the water in the battery froze? I would definatly change the anti-freeze soon, hate to see you crack your block over something that stupid.

a dead battery WILL freeze up...BTDT.

 

[kenny]

18mm wrench, remove belt

start car for short amount of time, allow some heat to get into it, do this a few times and drain the coolant when it is no longer slushy, replace with new, reinstall belt

 

[ANDYS87]

#1 get that bad antifreeze out!

Who changed it last, and what brand was used?......this should never happen!

Reminds me of when I worked at a Ford dealer. We would use this cheapo-recycled antifreeze that was bought in bulk drums. It smelled like it was already cooked a few times! Anyways, we had two instances where customers engines were ruined from this crap freezing. The freeze plugs didnt pop out, so the blocks cracked...very bad!