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Old 01 October 2004, 08:24 AM
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can you buy stuff to put in your car radiator to seal up any small leaks?? And if so, where from?

AND finally is it any good????
Old 01 October 2004, 08:26 AM
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holts used to do radweld...
must be something in halfrauds...

if not, crack an egg into the radiator (used to work in the 70's apparently)

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Old 01 October 2004, 09:07 AM
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If you've got several small leaks, surely it is worth changing the rad, if only for the peace of mind?

PS, BB don't use the egg technique on modern engines with ally heads and/or blocks as it plays havoc with the internals. Only really useful on old iron boat anchors
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I felt sure this was a house radiator problem?
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Rusty pipe??
Old 01 October 2004, 11:31 AM
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no it actually leaks somewhere (very very small leak) in the heater matrix... cos i can smell it when i turn the heater on in the car. But i dont wanna rip the whole dash out to get to it
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you can put some barrs leaks in or similar, Halfords or car factors sell it..

worth a try..

some say it can block up parts of the coolant system but never had a problem in 3cars of mine (82 Fiesta, 88 MR2, 92 MR2)

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