I've seen stop leak plug the vent in the cap, causing the rad hoses to
collapse when the engine cools. When it happened to me, cleaning the cap
didn't help, I had to replace it. The directions say to flush the system
after putting it in and running the engine to operating temp. (let it seal
the leaks then getting rid of the excess). I've also herd that pepper works
too, never tried it though.

Andrew
1984 Westy "Speed Bump"
1996 VW Jetta Trek  "Little Beep" (wife's car)
"The Basket Bus " http://www.creativegifts2go.com/vw.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben huot" <huotx@VIDEOTRON.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: Pepper those heads

> "Stop leak" at Canadian Tire (yellow tube), it works for my neighbor for 3
> years.
> And for me for 1 years (probably more but I had all winter to change the
> gaskets)
> Specially for the head gasket, not good for major leak but this small
> particle powder can do some amazing job. Many will say that it clogged
> radiator (and heater radiator), I don't believe that for a minute. I
change
> all my radiators last year and open the front one to look inside just for
> fun, no trace of nothing. After changing my heads gasket, both surfaces of
> my head where clean and without any "dent"
>
> So it's not peppercorn but is a non-expensive short-term solution.
> Ben, Montreal
>