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Mar 10, 2014 8:55 pm
Mar 10, 2014 8:55 pm
Subject: Re: Waterless Coolant
Colin;
I've had two experiences with Bars-Leak. In both cases, I didn't know the cars had this stuff in their coolants. The first car had a massive water loss halfway through a 700 mile trip, the second (in a used car I had bought the day before) did the same, though fortunately close to home. This stuff does work, but it hides the leaks and as we all know, mechanical systems are generally not self-repairing. Sooner or later the leakage gap grows to the point where the Bars-Leak can't fill it and the coolant just pours out. The only excuse for this stuff is as a "get-you-home" stopgap. Otherwise I would consign it to the far side of hell...
Alec
Colin;
I've had two experiences with Bars-Leak. In both cases, I didn't know the cars had this stuff in their coolants. The first car had a massive water loss halfway through a 700 mile trip, the second (in a used car I had bought the day before) did the same, though fortunately close to home. This stuff does work, but it hides the leaks and as we all know, mechanical systems are generally not self-repairing. Sooner or later the leakage gap grows to the point where the Bars-Leak can't fill it and the coolant just pours out. The only excuse for this stuff is as a "get-you-home" stopgap. Otherwise I would consign it to the far side of hell...
Alec