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Pepper in radiator
I was told today that ground black pepper will stop a radiator leak.
Will it? |
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rajp wrote:
> > I was told today that ground black pepper will stop a radiator leak. > Will it? LOL! What will stop a radiator leak is popping it out and running it down to the local radiator dungeon for proper repairs. Most things that clock a radiator leak from the inside will also clog coolant passages in the radiator, heater core, cylinder head and block. Not good, not good at all. James -- ************************************************** ******** Please reply to jsavage"at"airmail.net. Curse those darned bulk e-mailers! ************************************************** ******** "Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand. It is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy." - Wendell Berry ************************************************** ******** |
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What a great way to gum up radiator. Just about as useful as that
thick gooey substance filled with what looks like rat turds that has been used to fill holes in radiators. Problem with stop leak products is that they are non-selective about the holes they fill. My suggestion is to fix the radiator. |
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It will fix it for a while if your lucky. You can also use the Barrs Leak powder that is made from Ginseng to seal it up temporarily but the only way to do it right is to have the hole fixed or replace the radiator. Steve B. |
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"rajp" > wrote in message oups.com... > I was told today that ground black pepper will stop a radiator leak. > Will it? People used to use this, or even a little cornmeal, as a stopgap repair. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It is no substitute, for the longer haul, for proper repair of the radiator. |
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Defintely not a long term fix.
Ginseng too huh? gawd. |
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On Tue, 10 May 2005 11:26:54 -0400, "ed" >
wrote: >Defintely not a long term fix. >Ginseng too huh? gawd. > Ginsend based. It's a fairly good product for what it is designed for. GM used it for years (their own design but same basic thing) in the Cadillac 4.1, 4.5 and 4.9 engines to prevent any internal leaks. One of the biggest problems with that engine series was that people just changed the coolant and didn't add the required supplement. Coolan then leaked in to the engine and resulted in dead engines. Steve B. |
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The problem with leak fixers is that they are non-selective. Chances
are the leaking radiator is far from new and Barr Leak will fill up orofices that should remain open. |
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> wrote in message . .. > > "rajp" > wrote in message > oups.com... > > I was told today that ground black pepper will stop a radiator leak. > > Will it? > > People used to use this, or even a little cornmeal, as a stopgap repair. > Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. > It is no substitute, for the longer haul, for proper repair of the radiator. > > I have used this as a fix until I could get the radiator properly repaired. I first heard about using pepper about 30 years ago. Back in the days of non-pressurized cooling systems oatmeal was a popular fix. Doesn't work under pressure, it just cooks the oatmeal. Ken (MI) |
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ed wrote: > Defintely not a long term fix. > Ginseng too huh? gawd. Ginseng? The AC Delco cooling system tabs I bought included ground almond shells as an ingredient. A lot of these sealing system things work because they harden in the presence of oxygen and soften when surrounded by air. Bars Leaks works to a certain extent, but it has its limits. Some carmakers install their cars with some sort of sealant. Subaru had a headgasket problem that they solved by giving away $3 bottles of sealant as a preventative measure. |
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