One additional comment on Bar's leak products. They sell both a powder form
and a pellet form. Problems were reported a few years ago by the Jaguar
guys
with radiator plugging problems. Seems they were using the pellets as that
was what was available, and they reported that the pellets were not
completely dissolving and forming a gunk in the system.? I don't know if it
was over application or what, but the pellets became a no-no.
For all you devout pellet users - disregard .
Jaguar recommended adding Bar's Leak, as do some other manufacturers . It
is
not clear which they mean. I did not have issues with my Jag but I always
use the aluminum powder type.
FWIW
Dallas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
To: "Bob Howard" <mgbob@juno.com>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: radiator leaks
> The submarine story I believe is either in the Barr's leak packaging,
> or in a leaflet they produced. It (they story) has been around for
> decades. Many new cars use it, or similar in their new off the
> factory floor cars and trucks. A little is good, a lot, not.
> Peter C.
>
> At 07:08 AM 3/10/2006, you wrote:
>
> >Terry,
> > Just last weekend, Click & Clack, the Car Talk guys on NPR, were
> >talking about this. They related that some years ago a reactor leak in a
> >US submarine just could not be located. The skipper sent out for Barr's
> >Leak ( or some other compound ) that effectively cured the problem.
> > MG mentions the use of Barrs somewhere in its mid 1970s tech
> >bulletins. One infers that they were having radiator or waterpump issues
> >then.
> > I used it once, successfully, in a weeping radiator of an S-10
> >Chevrolet. Use per directions, just one can at most. It may well do the
> >trick for you in the unpressurised NA system.
> >Bob
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:18:33 EST TATERRY@aol.com writes:
> > > Has anyone on the lists experience with the various radiator "stop
> > > leaks"
> > > componds......or a preference of one over the other? I finally got
> > > the old NA
> > > started after all these years and wuoldn't you know it, the radiator
> > > is
> > > leaking....and I did have it pressure tested a few years back.
> > > Looking for a miracle
> > > cure before pulling it for repair!
> > > Terry in Oakland
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