Re: [radiator] stop-leak-goo?

[Paul Hanley <duckie@199.45.32.39>]

At 09:16 PM 1/18/98 -0500, Jeff Wheeler wrote:
>I'd hoped that the coolant loss I'd been experiencing since I replaced my
>pump was just an insufficiently tightened hose, but I'm now pretty certain
>it's in the radiator itself.  Is that stop-leak stuff as crappy and
>half-assed as it seems like it'd be, or is it a rational alternative to
>replacing a radiator with what seems to be a very small leak?  Does it gum
>up the non-leaking parts?
>
I wouldn't use more than one tube/can/jar, of any of those sealants. If you
do put that stuff in, when you are ready to have the radiator
repaired/replaced, I would have a thorough cooling system flush done. If
one can doesn't do it, it is unlikely that more than one will.

Regards,
Paul Hanley

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