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Re: Coolant leaks

To: Lawrence R Zink <zink@pdq.net>
Subject: Re: Coolant leaks
From: fergie@ntplx.net
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 07:31:07 -0700
Cc: Allen Nugent <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au>, Joseph Sholtes <joeiv@concentric.net>, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <002c01bdc5b9$d22e1920$a11890d1@toytown>
Lawrence R Zink wrote:
> 
> Allen,
> To be honest and frank, it is inadvisable to use stop leak in the cooling
> system, because it tends to plug up the smaller passages in heater cores and
> heads.  Thereby reducing the cooling efficiency of the system. And one thing
> our little cars don't need is reduced cooling.  If I might suggest looking
> for a good composite head gasket from one of the big 3.
> 
> Larry Zink
> Z Group Racing and Performance
> 1964 Spitfire4
> Houston, Texas
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allen Nugent <A.Nugent@unsw.edu.au>
> To: Joseph Sholtes <joeiv@concentric.net>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 9:15 PM
> Subject: Coolant leaks
> 
> >
> >Sorry to bomb this thread, but can anybody offer comments about radiator
> >stop-leak? I have 2 reasons for asking:
> >
> >1. my head gasket is weeping coolant, and may deteriorate before I can
> >afford to replace it;
> >
> >2. I have been consulting a fabricator of copper head gaskets; they advise
> >that it is sometimes necessary to use stop-leak with their gaskets, to
> >prevent coolant leakage!
> >
> >Allen Nugent
> >Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering
> >University of New South Wales
> >Sydney  2052  Australia
> >

I'll second Larry's comments. Every mechanic I've ever talked to about
such products has said the same thing. Makes sense to me - a hole is a
hole is a hole...

Michael Ferguson

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