Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:11:20 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: milky white antifreeze since adding bar's leaks
Comments: To: Greg S <sorkilmo@GMAIL.COM>
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you should add it to the pressure bottle, like when it's stone cold.
such some a-frz out if you have to,  put in the Bars Lk.
then DRIVE the van, with both heaters in full warm positon, until it's
thoroughly warmed up.

just adding it to the overflow bottle would keep it concntrated in the
overflow bottle, and perhaps at the top of the pressure bottle.
It is milky white ....it's got a water soluble oil in it I think.........and
if it's not throoughly mixed throughout the entire cooling system ...that
could account for the whiteness.

scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg S" <sorkilmo@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: milky white antifreeze since adding bar's leaks


>I should note that I added the bar's leak to the non presurized coolant
>bottle
> where I normally add antifreeze.
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Greg S <sorkilmo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi nice people
>>
>> I had a really small antifreeze drip coming from my engine and decided to
>> add some bar's leak to see if this would seal it up. The leak seems to
>> have
>> stopped but when I checked the filling tank, about 3 days after adding
>> bar's, I find that the antifreeze has about 1 inch of milky white liquid
>> on
>> top of it. The engine runs fine and the temperature gauge reads normal. I
>> am
>> wondering if anyone has used bar's leak before and had the same thing
>> happen. Could this also be a sign of a head gasket leak? I would welcome
>> any
>> advice on this matter.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Greg S
>> 87' Wolfsburg Hardtop
>> Ottawa Ontario
>>