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Subject:Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
From:mdrillock
Date:Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:14:46 -0700

You should unhook BOTH of the front hoses, by the spare tire, where they
connect to the 2 main pipes. Then flush through all 4 front openings,
one at a time. Then you should remove the thermostat, leave the housing
open, and flush through all 4 front openings again, making sure the
heater valve is set to hot, namely open.

Mark

Robert Stewart wrote:
> Yeah thats the product I am using.
>
> I am just trying to find out how to proper flush the system. Do you
> know which line I am suppose to use?
>
> Robert
>
>
> On Aug 31, 2008, at 8:01 PM, Edward Duntz wrote:
>
>> I don't know what brand I was looking at, but I was looking at a
>> bottle of some brand of head gasket in a bottle or coolant system
>> leak, and I noticed that it said not to add it to coolant. They
>> wanted you to totally drain the system, as it said that the stuff
>> was totally incompatable with any coolant. You had to put in the
>> radiator (or coolant bottle, I guess, as in the case of Vanagons)
>> and add straight water to mix it around. I don't know what brand it
>> was, but whatever you use, just make sure you follow the directions.
>>
>> Ed in CT