Date:         Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:38:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: Subaru Cooling System Conditioner ??
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Same place I heard about it.  The guy is Mark Dearing, whose opinion I
value.  He said they had a van that needed heads done and had nothing to
lose on it, so they tried the Subaru stuff.  It stopped leaking and years
later, still no leaks.  He also said that Subaru is coy about the purpose
of the stuff, and you can't ask for "leaky head gasket fixer", you have to
ask for cooling system conditioner.  And also, they will supposedly only
sell it for use on Subarus.  So be prepared to say you have a 2004 outback.

Edward

At 03:34 PM 9/26/2006, Steven Johnson wrote:
>I've used it in my '91 Westy with good results.
>I don't think of it as a permenant solution to
>leaky gaskets but rather a desparate attempt to
>milk as many miles as I can out of this engine.
>
>I first heard about this stuff at the 2005 High
>Country Bus Festival out in North Carolina.  There
>was a bus upkeep gathering.  One of the guys that
>ran a garage told us about this stuff and said that
>when it was added to the subaru engines, they never
>leaked a drop.  Well, I added two bottles of this
>stuff to my engine which is leaking out one of the
>upper head bolts.  (Yes, I know this is an indication
>of a crack in the head.)
>
>So anyway, I added this stuff and it really stopped
>the leaking and I drove my van across the country
>and didn't lose any coolant.  However, after a recent
>tuneup, I noticed coolant on the number one cylinder
>plug wire and spark plug that was kind of gunking up.
>I'll probably add another bottle of this stuff but
>I do know the end is near.  But in the mean time
>I'll just drive it.
>
>So, as a preventative, I think this stuff would be
>a good way to forstall the impending pitting of the
>heads or cracking of the heads.
>
>One thing the mechanic that introduced us to the
>Subaru stuff said was that the most likely culprit
>to the cracking head problem was driving the van too
>fast and that it needed high octane gas.
>
>That's all I know about the stuff.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Steven
>--- TC <trclark@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>
> > Out trolling the samba archives
> >
> > Any body ever try this Subaru Cooling System
> > Conditioner (part number
> > SOA635071)
> > as a preventative maintenance for head gasket when
> > flushing the cooling
> > system
> >
> > There a number of sambanese that suggest it
> > conditions the head gaskets ??
> >
>
>
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