Hi Folks ~ Here's a handy item to have aboard. "Marine Epoxy Stick" from bondo. After work Friday, I was stopped at a light when I noticed steam billowing out of my side vents and back of the van. "Oh Crap" thought I. Major trouble here. When I pulled over and popped the hatch, there was a small stream of coolant squirting out the expansion tank just below the cap into hot exhaust parts. Looking through my small box of repair items I found "the stick", an item that had caught my eye in the Wal-Fart auto section a few months before. After letting the engine cool, I filed off the crud around the hole and cleaned out the crack. I cut off about an inch from the stick which is kinda like a white tootsie roll in consistancy. Kneeded the piece till it was nice and uniform feeling and jammed the stuff into the crack, spreading it out to feathered edges into about a 1 by 2 inch oval shape. Just like putty. Let dry for an hour and it's rocklike. I've had no leaks while I wait for a replacement tank and I've driven over many miles of milled pavement which really vibrates everything. This stuff would work for many of the plastic parts in our systems and I can say it's worth having along... Safe Travels, John Meeks Vanagon Rescue Squad http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm '91 Westy MV '85 GL "Byron" Top o' Northern Michigan KC8ZFN |
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