Date:         Mon, 1 Jan 2007 11:40:38 -0500
Reply-To:     Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: limping with leaking heads
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I used the Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair product on my son's 91 325i BMW, we
bought the car with 200,000 miles on it, and a badly leaking head gasket
(white smoke out the tail pipe on the way home).  Only paid $1000 for the
car however.  Well, I am pleased to report that $10 later and FOLLOWING the
instructions 100%, it is leak free!!!  Once last summer it over heated due
to a mechanical failure of a hose line, so I hit it with the stuff a second
time for good measure.  http://www.barsproducts.com/product.cfm?id=41
You must be 100% sure that you have no coolant in the system when you add
this stuff.  By the way, the car 235,000 miles on it now.

Good luck with your limping leaking Vanagon.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
rpc
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 5:53 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: limping with leaking heads

I'm past 5 years since purchase at 130,000 miles.
  Had the yellow/green coolant when I bought it and I've added bars leak
(normal size) twice in that time. After the bars leak stays leak free a
couple years as a daily driver. I don't expect the bars leak to preform
miracles but for $3 a shot; problem solved.
  183,000 miles,original engine. Going STRONG and my heaters work GREAT
(Wisconsin).

  Chris C 90MV

Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
  Hi all -

Anyone have experience with pushing leaking head gaskets to the limit? How
long can one expect to resonably drive with leaking head gaskets? It's a
tiny drip in the summer (about a susan b. anthony in size on the driveway
after two days), and a small puddle in the winter. Can I keep adding
coolant until she goes? Any dangers in doing this other than being stranded
somewhere?

thanks for any insights.

Mark B.
1990 Westy