Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:28:32 -0000 From: Jom <mobilepbmnopsamo.co.uk> Subject: Re: Radiator
In article <MPLR7.7$LJ3.2406551nopsamter2.starband.net>, Fred.Willsnopsamam.starband.net says... > > <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message > news:3c166be6$0$30975$272ea4a1nopsam.execpc.com... > > Jom <mobilepbmnopsamo.co.uk> pressed random keys until the following was > produced: > > > Saab radiator has developed a very slow leak. Is it possible to add a > > > sealing compound to the coolant? (if so which one?) .....or should I > bite > > > the bullet and but a new radiator? > > > > Well... your leak is a very small hole. A sealing compound will close up > > very small holes. > > > > The problem is, that the hole *radiator* is composed of very small > passages, > > which the sealant will just as happily plug. Oh, and your heater matrix, > > that's full of small passages too. > > > > The only thing that radiator sealants are good at, is at wrecking > radiators > > and heater cores long-term, for a short-term fix. > > > > Dave Hinz > > > > Others feel differently: > > http://quasimotors.gar.net/about_bar.htm > > > Ok, anyone here had any experience using the Bars Leaks product on a Saab 900? (thanks for all previous posts)
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