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From: gvcormack@watdaisy.UUCP (Gordon V. Cormack)
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Subject: Re: Need info/advice about radiator problem
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 08:34:57 EDT
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> radiator, facing the fan.  I made it to a service station, and the mechanic
> there sold me some "Radiator Stop-Leak", a gummy white liquid which, when 
> poured into a radiator, will supposedly plug up small leaks.
> My question is: anybody out there had any experience with
> this "Stop Leak" stuff?  How long can I expect it to last?  Is it feasible to
> have the holes in the radiator repaired (soldered or something), or should it
> be replaced?  How much can I reasonably expect to pay for repair or replacement?
> -- 
>                                 Mark Vita

A couple of years ago I had an argument with a van (I was driving
a Mazda 808).  Anyway, I ended up with about 16 holes in the radiator.
I soldered 15 of them, but one was hidden in the core.  So I poured
in a can of the "glop" and it worked fine.  I never did remove the
glop, and the radiator worked fine for 20,000 miles.

It is often claimed that this stuff will gum up your heater core
so that you won't have any heat in winter.  I did not find this to
be the case.  I think this may be true of some of the powdered 
stuff you put in the rad.  I definitely recommend only the liquid.
-- 
Gordon V. Cormack      CS Department, University of Waterloo
   gvcormack@watdaisy.uucp     gvcormack%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet