Try mustard powder !!
At 09:38 AM 7/6/00 +0100, Colin Brown wrote:
>
>Hi Joe,
>You are referring to Holt's Radweld, a 2oz can to a radiator of hot
>circulating water would plug minor leaks in the system. (It might even
>still be available in the UK).
>Scalded fingers if you were not very careful.
>
>I once tried a chemical analysis, to make up a match, as my 1938 Ford
>Popular
>( a box on wheels but fondly my first motor with a reverse gear!) in
>1960 was past its best and I was buying Radweld on a regular basis!
>
>I did not succeed in cracking the chemical code, but later was told
>that the active ingredient was a vegetable copra by-product, so from a
>standing start,that would indeed have been difficult for me to
>identify.
>Cheers
>Colin.
>'67B
>
>
>
Regards
Barrie Robinson
barrier@bconnex.net
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