Date:         Thu, 17 May 2001 18:10:28 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com>
Organization: WetWesties <http://wetwesties.org>
Subject:      Re: Stopping Coolant Leaks with those "snake-oil" kits?
Comments: To: lamusicamellama@juno.com
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Just a plugged radiator...  To be discovered by S.O. while on a road
trip with daughters and grandchildren, a thousand miles from home in the
middle of August in the of the Nevada desert. Other than that, there's
not much downside. Except that you *will* have to fix it right.

The upside is that S.O. was able to drive it home without blowing it up.
 (I'm *really* proud of her. 40 miles, stop, let it cool back down,
repeat as required. For a thousand miles.  Needless to say, I'm *really*
proud of her. Though she was not a happy camper when she arrived home.)

Jim Arnott
WetWesties
Union, OR

Leslie Shiaman wrote:
>
> Listees -
>
> This may sound like a pathetic effort, but has anyone had luck stopping
> coolant leaks(small in this case)at heads by using one of the many
> "stop-leak" formulas out there.  An auto-parts store keep recommended(of
> course) that I try K&W.  They may be ineffective, though cheap, but are
> there any risks involved in trying this type of product?
>