Date:         Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:34:13 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine repair or replacement?
Comments: To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com>
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"1482 Amp Slow -  Blow".

Ha ha ha.

Neil.



On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:19 AM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's so unnecessary Ryan, as long as you get your automotive advice and
> even Genuine Lucas Replacement Smoke from here:
>
> http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html
>
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Ryan <easywind1975@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Son of a bitch, I've got my 325 in pieces fixing a leak.  $400 in parts and
>> machine shop bucks.  I should learn not to be so cynical....
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: Engine repair or replacement?
>>
>>
>>  Jake,
>>>
>>> Don't knock it until you try it... that "Head Gasket in a Can" got me
>>> 50,000
>>> miles on the BMW, and it wasn't leaking a drop when we sold it.  He is out
>>> of a job, and if a $30 investment gives him the same results as my BMW,
>>> then
>>> it's worth a shot.  I'd be sure to drive it for a couple of weeks before
>>> any
>>> long trip just to make sure things are tight.  Also, I'd be sure that it
>>> is
>>> running as cool as possible.  I wouldn't try going across the desert in
>>> the
>>> middle of August with the stuff, unless I had a back-up plan.
>>>
>>> But... I was pouring about a quart of anti-freeze in my BMW per week,
>>> until
>>> I put the "Head Gasket in a Can" in, and didn't add a drop for two years.
>>> The white smoke stopped right away.  For good measure, when I flushed the
>>> system two years later, I did the Bars leak treatment again.  I was
>>> skeptical myself, and maybe the BMW was a better candidate for this repair
>>> than a WBX... but I was sure pleased to drive a $1000 car for 3 years, 50k
>>> miles, on a $30 repair.
>>>
>>> Jack R.