Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site denelvx.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!hao!denelcor!denelvx!gmack
From: gmack@denelvx.UUCP (Gregg Mackenzie)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Need info/advice about radiator problem
Message-ID: <92@denelvx.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 06:24:21 EDT
Article-I.D.: denelvx.92
Posted: Tue Jul  9 06:24:21 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 07:19:22 EDT
References: <3324@dartvax.UUCP>
Distribution: net
Organization: Denelcor, Aurora, Colorados
Lines: 19

> 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?

We put some Stop Leak in our farm tractor in 1971 and it held until last
November.  Although, it's used often, it doesn't get the daily use a car
gets.  Your mileage may vary :-).

Anyway, we had the radiator boiled, repaired (soldered), and pressure
tested for about $36.  This is taking it out yourself and taking it into
the shop.  Also, check it for leaks when you re-install it.  Tightening
the bolts can cause certain stresses which will open holes that seal 
themselves when the bolts are loosened.

>                                 Mark Vita

Gregg Mackenzie
denelcor!gmack