Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!dartvax!markv From: markv@dartvax.UUCP (Mark F. Vita) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Need info/advice about radiator problem Message-ID: <3324@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 20:33:49 EDT Article-I.D.: dartvax.3324 Posted: Fri Jul 5 20:33:49 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 20:11:46 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH Lines: 26 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** <...> Last week I was driving my 1980 Pontiac Phoenix to college, on a rather warm day, with several hundred pounds of crap in the back, when the "TEMP" dummy light came on. I pulled over and opened the hood, and discovered that coolant was spurting from three small pinhole-sized leaks in the 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. Well, the stuff apparently worked; I was able to drive the remaining 60 miles of my trip without problems, and have driven 200+ miles since without further leakage. 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? Thanks in advance for any advice/input any of you netters can contribute. -- Mark Vita Dartmouth College USENET: {decvax,cornell,linus,astrovax}!dartvax!markv ARPA: markv%dartmouth@csnet-relay CSNET: markv@dartmouth