Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 06:39:54 -0800
Reply-To: fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
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From: Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject: Re: Bar's Leak
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my radiator was " new " and after 1 run with bars i felt
it might have caused some wear to it. my tanks looked
a bit pooped up
I'm using the blue coolent instead of the green stuff, plus
isnt this stuff better for the eco-system? ;)
take it slow
Joe
On 04 Dec 2002, populuxe wrote:
> bars leak......used it on old pinto and 65
> ponitiac. I know it worked on one of em. My
> 90 multi w/140k just started dripping
> day-glow green coolent(p.o. never had to deal
> w/this prob). I was very hesitant to use
> bar's leak but then figured, what'd ya got to
> loose?!?? Sure, MAY plug up front heater--but
> isn't that allot cheaper than new head(s)
> gaskets? the rear heater is only 65 bucks and
> easy to change. Checked some independent type
> web sites about "automotive snake oil" they
> agree it can repair small coolant leaks and
> bar's leak doesn't plug the heater core
> (unless it's plugged already). shook it up.
> dumped it in the main reservoir. guess
> what...since saturday no more drips.
> (listee's disclaimer: I did hedge my bet. had
> the good fortune to purchase a "hard to find"
> new 2.1 just in case)
>
> chris c
>
> Joseph Fortino wrote:
>
> > totaly it puts and stuffs in places and is
> > no good after using once. I tried to get
> > more miles out of my leaky heads and this
> > stuff got pushed from the front to the back
> > of the van. I would never use again! the p.o
> > used the wrong coolent at one point, plus
> > the gaskets were a bit pushed out on the
> > bottom half. but i got alot of miles out of
> > the van before thinking a rebuild would be
> > better after looking at the corosion when
> > the heads were removed. plus i was going to
> > use rebuilt heads instead of the AMC choice.
> >
> > I went with AMC and well it to a second seal
> > job, because the first only lasted 8000 in
> > miles before i got a hair line crack and
> > well it just played air games after that.
> > I'm running good now.
> >
> > btw you loose pressure in your radiator i
> > think it clogs the pores.
> >
> > just my story :) hope it helps
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > On 04 Dec 2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote:
> >
> > > >Has anyone ever heard of Bars Leak,
> > > >
> > > >if so .. do u think that will seal up the
> > > >gases that are gettin into the cooling
> > > >system ?
> > >
> > > Wonderful stuff for clogging your
> > > radiator!
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