Is this normal?

[jayson_waltz]

are the cooling fans working? sounds like it could be possible they aren't if the car cools down when you start driving it.

[meadus101]

you said you topped with dexcool and there was gunk? was there dexcool in there initially?

[Runaboveit]

Both fans appear to operate fine.

The stuff that was in there when I did the thermostat, I'm not sure. It certainly didn't look green. And there was a little bit of that crap in the overflow when I did the thermostat. I topped it off with 50/50 premixed dex cool. This is the first time I think I've checked it since. That was December.

I'm thinking it may have had old regular coolant in it now. Hm. The only thing I'm going to be able to do is drain/fill, drain/fill since I dont have a garden hose at my apartments to hook up. Should I take the radiator completely out of the car and bring it to my car wash and power wash it out?