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CRISTIAN · 07 Oct 2005, 12:19 pm

my radiator is leaking and i don't feel like spending 100 bucks to replace it, i also don't want to get one from the junkyard cause i've had bad experiences before. my question is about radiator leak stoping products like this one:
http://www.acehardware.com/sm-master...i-1452129.html
or any other for that matter. are any of them good? i've heard they can cause other problems and i sure as hell don't want that.
thanks.

The Dark One · 07 Oct 2005, 01:13 pm

i used StopLeak in the Mini for a few pinhole leaks, worked fine. for anything large it wont work, maybe drain it and use some steel epoxy. for pinhole leaks you shouldnt have any problems, so long as you dont use too much

nismoron · 07 Oct 2005, 02:10 pm

Black pepper... works like a charm. Ask any old mechanic.

Phrequency · 07 Oct 2005, 02:11 pm

Same thing with a raw egg... break it open and pour it in! But will only last for a little while....

nx468 · 07 Oct 2005, 07:35 pm

Well the cheapest way I can think of fixing it would be locate the crack might have to take it out. And try some JB Weld you can pick it up at almost any auto parts store(never thought Id say that) but we are talking cheap here. I would never use products like that , think about where its circulating through !

nismoron · 08 Oct 2005, 05:27 am

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Originally Posted by nx468

Well the cheapest way I can think of fixing it would be locate the crack might have to take it out. And try some JB Weld you can pick it up at almost any auto parts store(never thought Id say that) but we are talking cheap here. I would never use products like that , think about where its circulating through !

Actually , look at the ingredients on the little vial of Stop leak powder. If you gently shake the little vial to seperate the two powders. One of them is kinda copper colored and is the glue, when disolved in hot water, the other powder is pepper.

nx468 · 08 Oct 2005, 07:27 am

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Originally Posted by nismoron

Actually , look at the ingredients on the little vial of Stop leak powder. If you gently shake the little vial to seperate the two powders. One of them is kinda copper colored and is the glue, when disolved in hot water, the other powder is pepper.

Yes I know but time sets in and normally this stuff is what causes water pumps to seeze or cloag also water jackets from the copper building up big enough through the circulating of the engine. I doubt it not working but common sense should tell you that eventually metal clinging on due to heat is going to flake off when cold and circulate around. The black pepper trick Ive known that as well and does work incase of a emergency on a small leak but not over a long period of time (not fixing the crack)I would either stay with nismoron on this use black pepper when you can (less damage inside) or the JB weld for a better seal.

CRISTIAN · 08 Oct 2005, 08:22 am

just regular black pepper like this:

how much of it?

nismoron · 08 Oct 2005, 10:26 am

I'm with NX458, you should get it repaired properly, but to get you around for a week or so, try about a half teaspoon of it.

PS. I wonder who the first idiot to find this was thinking... Hmm I think I dump some pepper in my radiator. Might have even been the same guy that found tht you hallucinate if you like some species of toad...

MTChevy · 08 Oct 2005, 02:41 pm

I used a little tube of some stop leak that cost 4 dollars at the CSK chain. It seemed like a big hole, and the stuff works great, that was maybe a year ago. Like an idiot i tried to pour it in with the radiator full thinking it would all sink. It dont! :loser1:

CRISTIAN · 08 Oct 2005, 03:17 pm

all right I raised the car up and the radiator and hoses are not leaking at all, it seems its the water pump. it was leaking a lot right down the middle of the engine and i could see some water splash around everywhere because of all the rotating bands.At least its not as expensive as a new radiator. harder to replace though.

Marek · 28 Apr 2006, 12:28 pm

The Pepper tricks works extremely well, if the cracks or holes are not too big...
Egg white and Pepper are a great trick also

( GROUND PEPPER YOU FOOLZ and put about a shaker full)

SevPP · 28 Apr 2006, 09:04 pm

I've used pepper before and agree that it does work very well! I probably wouldn't use it on something worth a lot to me though. I don't know if its available outside of Australia, but "Bars stop leak" is pretty awesome stuff. I've seen a mates cracked cylinder head come off the motor after about a year of driving with Bars in it, and the cracks were blocked with the stuff!

Rgeneral01 · 28 Apr 2006, 10:06 pm

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Originally Posted by CRISTIAN

all right I raised the car up and the radiator and hoses are not leaking at all, it seems its the water pump. it was leaking a lot right down the middle of the engine and i could see some water splash around everywhere because of all the rotating bands.At least its not as expensive as a new radiator. harder to replace though.

When the radiator leaks and hits the fans it splashes everywhere, be careful when think it is coming from somewhere else. Start the car and watch the top tank and look for coolant starting to come out (2 minutes).

Rgeneral01 · 28 Apr 2006, 10:09 pm

wtf, i just realized you guys brought this thread back to life from last October....you shall rott in hell

07 Oct 2005, 12:19 pm	#1 (permalink)
CRISTIAN Dedicated Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,050 CRISTIAN's Gallery	Radiator Stop Leak products. my radiator is leaking and i don't feel like spending 100 bucks to replace it, i also don't want to get one from the junkyard cause i've had bad experiences before. my question is about radiator leak stoping products like this one: http://www.acehardware.com/sm-master...i-1452129.html or any other for that matter. are any of them good? i've heard they can cause other problems and i sure as hell don't want that. thanks.

07 Oct 2005, 07:35 pm	#5 (permalink)
nx468 Fanatic Tremekian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Western KY Posts: 866 nx468's Gallery	Well the cheapest way I can think of fixing it would be locate the crack might have to take it out. And try some JB Weld you can pick it up at almost any auto parts store(never thought Id say that) but we are talking cheap here. I would never use products like that , think about where its circulating through ! __________________ Alright you primitive screw-heads, listen up. See this? This is my boomstick! It's a 12-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan; retails for about one hundred nine, ninety-five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right, shop smart, shop S-Mart! Last edited by nx468; 07 Oct 2005 at 07:40 pm.

28 Apr 2006, 12:28 pm	#12 (permalink)
Marek Veteran Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,274 Marek's Gallery	The Pepper tricks works extremely well, if the cracks or holes are not too big... Egg white and Pepper are a great trick also ( GROUND PEPPER YOU FOOLZ and put about a shaker full) __________________ ¤´¨) ¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·` ¤ roll it up and smoke it. '92 944T, 3"straight pipe+18psi=fun-'91 244DL, stock

28 Apr 2006, 09:04 pm	#13 (permalink)
SevPP Cool Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 453 SevPP's Gallery	I've used pepper before and agree that it does work very well! I probably wouldn't use it on something worth a lot to me though. I don't know if its available outside of Australia, but "Bars stop leak" is pretty awesome stuff. I've seen a mates cracked cylinder head come off the motor after about a year of driving with Bars in it, and the cracks were blocked with the stuff! __________________ “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”-Hemingway

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07 Oct 2005, 02:10 pm	#3 (permalink)
nismoron Fanatic Tremekian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 715 nismoron's Gallery	Black pepper... works like a charm. Ask any old mechanic.

07 Oct 2005, 02:11 pm	#4 (permalink)
Phrequency Cool Tremekian Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 407 Phrequency's Gallery	Same thing with a raw egg... break it open and pour it in! But will only last for a little while....

08 Oct 2005, 08:22 am	#8 (permalink)
CRISTIAN Dedicated Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,050 CRISTIAN's Gallery	just regular black pepper like this: how much of it?

08 Oct 2005, 10:26 am	#9 (permalink)
nismoron Fanatic Tremekian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 715 nismoron's Gallery	I'm with NX458, you should get it repaired properly, but to get you around for a week or so, try about a half teaspoon of it. PS. I wonder who the first idiot to find this was thinking... Hmm I think I dump some pepper in my radiator. Might have even been the same guy that found tht you hallucinate if you like some species of toad...

08 Oct 2005, 03:17 pm	#11 (permalink)
CRISTIAN Dedicated Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,050 CRISTIAN's Gallery	all right I raised the car up and the radiator and hoses are not leaking at all, it seems its the water pump. it was leaking a lot right down the middle of the engine and i could see some water splash around everywhere because of all the rotating bands.At least its not as expensive as a new radiator. harder to replace though.

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