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Subject:Re: Leaker!
From:Larry V. Brown
Date:Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:17:40 -0500

Let's see.  Takes about a year to disassemble and clean the cap.  Now I
understand why my l.9 to 1.8 GTI conversion is taking me so long.  We work on
the same timetable.                 Thanks,
Larry                                                                "Michael
A. Radtke" wrote:

> "This is a small vial of tiny aluminum flakes"
>
> That would be AlumaSeal.  About $2 and you may need too vials.  I agree
> that it works, and have been clogging my leak with it for 60,000 miles.
>
> I have no cooling system problems with it except that it seems to
> eventually trash the pressure cap.  It takes about a year but the cap can
> be disassembled and cleaned to make it good as new.
>
> Mike
>
> Phoenix, AZ

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