repairing radiator float

[robert g]

I read or had a link on fixing a radiator float by soldering a wire... I went ahead and opened the float and found some thick light brown goo inside the float. Those this stuff suppost to be their? Thanks. in advance.

[DaveVoorhis]

Radiator float? You mean the level sensor? If so, perhaps you mean a bit on http://shark.armchair.mb.ca/~dave/525i/ Look for the August 27th entry.