Date:         Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:30:02 -0700
Reply-To:     jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: BlueDevil head gasket repair?
Comments: To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007071416124842@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Coolant Jello, yum yum! ;)

Actually, knock on wood, we don't currently have head gasket issues. I
*thought* I did, but it was the ~10cm long, 7.5mm dia. hose that goes to
the crossover tube. It was leaking directly on the head, so it looked
like a gasket leak. Had my fooled for a sec.

Turned out to be a quick, easy, and cheap (well, free, since I had some
spare hose) fix. I checked all the other hoses in there whilst I had it
open. Of course, I replaced all *fuel* lines last year.

The Bar's leak stuff is cheaper, so if I ever need have a leak, I'll start
there.

Interesting thing about the BlueDevils stuff: the say it will not work on
NorthStar engines. I wonder why......

Jon


On Sat, 14 Jul 2007, Geza Polony wrote:

> I don't have any personal experience with this one, but I'd guess the
> technology is similar to the Bar's Leak. My guess would be that if the BL
> doesn't work, this won't either. You might Google it, call the manufacturer,
> and pick their brain to see if there really is a difference.
>
> If you try it, the hard part is getting ALL the coolant out. If you don't,
> you end up with a mass of green gunk with the consistency of jello.
>