Brand new to me '95 pickup, 4x4, 5spd., 22RE.

Changed the oil today, level and color looked good. Then, I checked the coolant - brown, brown brown. The level was all the way to the top with a little in the overflow tank. I think it was oil because it had a little rainbow on the top. No smoke or other signs of bad head gasket.

Any thoughts?
Chris

 

Drain it- flush it -and refill it and run it for about a week then see whats up.

 

I drained it, flushed it, refilled it. I'll keep you posted.

 

have you blown a HG in the past? A friends 94's coolant looked like crap due to not having flushed the radiator after a blown HG... just a thought

 

x2!!!

 

It may just be rust junk from never being changed.

 

isn't the color of the stock toyota coolant brown? if so, a little radiator rust with that should account for it.

 

Stock coolant is red.

Milky coolant (like too much cream in your coffee) or milky oil = coolant/oil mixing.

This is from either:

1. head gasket
2. timing cover failure (from a failed waterpump, etc)

 

My stock coolant is green. Switch to red was later.

What's the best way figure out which problem it might be?
Compression test, coolant pressure test, prayer?