Well, I'm upset and about to cry.

I bought my '97 S-10 (4.3 engine) from my brother in May of '02. The truck had 88,000 miles on it at that time and I have put another 50,000 on it since then.

I'm getting ready to put in the THIRD radiator since I bought it. The last one quit radiating(?) after 13 months and 9,000 miles, and that's getting plenty old.

Is anybody knowledgeable about "Dex Cool" antifreeze and problems arising from its use? GM dictates that that's what is to be used.

Every time a raidiator failed it was clogged up with a thick, nasty red-brown glop that us Texas boys would say looks like "Red River Mud", and was leaking. I have also had to replace a heater core (clogged up and leaking) and three thermostats.

A professional mechanic buddy tells me that a flush out and repair would be a waste of time and money. He also told me that several attempts have been made to get up a class-action lawsuit against GM but he didn't know whether the efforts have been successful.

Can anybody tell me anything (besides maybe buy a Ford or Dodge)?

Thanks,


Jim