Used Bars Head Gasket repair

I have a '94 Chevy S10 which began to emit lots of white smoke from the
exhaust, enought to cover the car behind me if I was at a stop light.

I recently posted about this before, and have since put the truck back
together after trying to change the head gaskets, which I didn't get to do.

However, instead, and probably what I should have done from the beginning, I
used Bars Head gasket repair liquid. Afterwards, I used a bottle of
antifreeze we had sitting around, yet when I poured it, it seemed to be just
water coming out.

Interestingly, it now only smokes midly at idle and not at all when driving
down the road. Do you guys think the head gasket formula actually worked?
I always thought that stuff was snake oil, but at this point I was willing
to try anything. Or does it have something to do with having mostly water
and not actual antifreeze in the truck.

regards

On Mar 21, 4:08 pm, "Nadeem" > wrote:
> I have a '94 Chevy S10 which began to emit lots of white smoke from the
> exhaust, enought to cover the car behind me if I was at a stop light.
>
> I recently posted about this before, and have since put the truck back
> together after trying to change the head gaskets, which I didn't get to do.
>
> However, instead, and probably what I should have done from the beginning, I
> used Bars Head gasket repair liquid. Afterwards, I used a bottle of
> antifreeze we had sitting around, yet when I poured it, it seemed to be just
> water coming out.
>
> Interestingly, it now only smokes midly at idle and not at all when driving
> down the road. Do you guys think the head gasket formula actually worked?
> I always thought that stuff was snake oil, but at this point I was willing
> to try anything. Or does it have something to do with having mostly water
> and not actual antifreeze in the truck.
>
> regards

If it's working, it's only temporary. I would still pull the head
when you get a chance and fix it right. Also you may find that you've
caused a secondary problem like reduced heat transfer capacity of the
radiator and/or a clogged heater core.

nate

Nadeem > wrote:
>
>Interestingly, it now only smokes midly at idle and not at all when driving
>down the road. Do you guys think the head gasket formula actually worked?
>I always thought that stuff was snake oil, but at this point I was willing
>to try anything. Or does it have something to do with having mostly water
>and not actual antifreeze in the truck.

It's a temporary fix that might get you a few more miles before the thing
totally fails. Which is a whole lot better than nothing if it gives you time
to get ready to replace the gasket.
--scott

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