Rusty Bowtie
General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: EDNY on April 11, 2016, 08:49:34 AM
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Bar's Leaks Block Seal Head Gasket Fix - 24 oz Stop Coolant Leaks Radiator 1111
FYI Only, a couple months ago my S10 pickup 2.2 engine (145K miles) began dripping anti freeze up front above the water pump. Installed a new water pump the month before so I knew it wasn't leaking. Figured it was either the head gasket or freeze plug. Anyway it was dead in the middle of winter and I just didn't want to pull the head at that time.
A contact told me about this Bars Leak product and that it could be put in the cooling system without removing the anti-freeze. Bought a bottle for about $26 and figured what the heck I'll give it a try. So following the instructions I poured it in a cold engine, started it and watched the anti freeze drip just stop in about 5 minutes.
It's been a couple of months now and it's still not leaking, runs great and has about 151K on it now. Like I said FYI only..I'm sold on the stuff...ain't cheap..but it worked for me.
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what it does is plug any water coolant leaks as the product has something in it that makes it coagulate when exposed to air.
Our blood has a similar product in it to stop bleeding .
Bars leak has been around for a long long time, I have even used it in times past .
mike lynch 8)
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I don't know if it is still true but up to a few years ago every car that rolled off of the Big 3 assembly lines had a shot of Bars Leak in it.
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I've used that copper stuff in the past...but this stuff really did the job. If you ever need an emergency fix out on the road..this is it.
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I might just need some of that stuff thank. Years ago I used some stuff in a old ford engine that had a crack in the block and would not hold water, I believe it was called water glass, it patched up the block with a clear looking stuff that became hard as it oozed out of the crack and got exposed to air.