Either this owner/mechanic is BSing, or the one at the Lehigh Valley VolksWagen (the dealership is owned by the former service manager there) is too careless. I was shy about using the stuff until I asked him, and he said it will not harm the '87 vanagon's cooling system (I specifically asked about Bars' Leaks -- I do not know about other stuff). Cetin
At 02:02 PM 9/25/96 -0500, David E Most wrote: >Since discovering my little head gasket leak, I've been trying to gather a >bit of info. The owner/mechanic at a garage here who has worked on VWs a >long time emphatically stated that bars leak should NOT be used in the >vanagon coolin system. It has something to do with a plastic core >radiator and/or other plastic parts. The improtant part is that he >insists that this can cause the entire system to be clogged leading to >the demise of.....well, you get the picture. > >My leak is sufficiently negligible that I can hold off for now anyway, >but this guy has made me thing twice about adding anything to the >coolant. Meanwhil, I plan to be the next victim to call VOA to see what >they can do for me. > >david > > Cetin Seren Direct: 412-635-3479 Software Development Engineer Main: 412-772-6600 Outbound Technology Group fax: 412-635-3350 FORE Systems, Inc. email: cseren@fore.com Research Park, 5800 Corporate Drive URL: http://www.fore.com Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5829
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