On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, scott suhring wrote:
> To those who warned me about using Bars Leaks (Paul Burr and Bob
> Wanta specifically), thanks for the timely tip....[my] local Triumph
> mechanic proceeded to state...
> "Whatever you do, don't use Bars Leaks or any such product!".
> ... His secret
> is Black Ground Pepper. He swears by it. Goes right the the leak,
> expands
> or does some funky magic, stopping the leak, and will cause no damage
> to the engine or cooling system.
>
> Anyone heard of this?
Yes, I've heard of the pepper trick. I've often wondered if that's what
the silver powder is that is sold in pepper-type cans as "Stop Leak" or
something like that (made by Solder Seal, IMS). I've had good luck with
that. Conversely, I nearly destroyed my Mayflower engine with that rabbit
turd stuff. It didn't stop the leak I was trying to stop long enough to
nurse the car along (actually it hadn't been all that bad, but
significant), and all the stuff really did was clog up the whole system so
badly that I experienced tremendous and near-fatal overheating. This is
something you don't want to experience with a 40-year-old flathead
(aluminum head at that) four-cylinder.
Amazingly, the car still ran after all cooled down, but it's never been
quite the same. Admittedly it was always a tired engine, but....
--Andy
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