Ok......now for another opinion. I normally almost never use stop leak additives. The only one I use is bars leak, and I've never a negative or down side from using , no clogged anything ....except the pertinent hole. 'it can't hurt' putting a reasonable amount of into a waterboxer engine. It 'might' help seal an external leak out of those joke 'water retention gaskets' ... That pinch/split, and corrode. Of course it's not a real repair, but the most that is at risk is the cost of the bars leak, if you're reasonable about it. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Benny boy Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 4:40 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Head leak Sorry to say... but stuff like "Bars Leak" are pure crap! they clogued rad and heater core with time. It's like putting a bandaid on an infected wound. If outer gasket is failing, the inner one will to soon. Ben On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:54:33 -0500, Wesley Alden Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> wrote: >If all you have is a drip here and there, why not try some "bars leak" before pulling heads? My understanding is that the gaskets can "seep" for a long time before they need to be replaced, and you can prolong this time by stopping the seepage (for example with bars leak). > >-Wes >'83 1.9l westy >'84 1.9l gl > > >On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 09:38:18AM -0700, Brendan Slevin wrote: >> Ok, so I think Totoro may need a head gasket soon. I've noticed a drip of >> coolant here and there and when I try to find the source it seems as >> though it's the driver's side head. This is the side that can be done >> easily (!) with the enigne in, right? Anything I should be ready to >> change at the same time? How long do I have until it absolutley must be >> done? I have no coolant in the oil and no hydrocarbons in the coolant and >> no apparent loss of performance. Hmm. . . >> >> Brendan >> 84 GL Totoro >> Bend, Oregon >> |
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