

| Subject: | Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair |
| From: | Scott Daniel - Turbovans |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:20:45 -0700 |
Robert, just put it in the pressure bottle.............the one that's not by the license plate, and them immediately give the van a good run. Like a 30 minute drive to get it fully warmed up and fluid well circulated. I'd suggest operating both heaters at about half on too during that process. I'm a very big believer in Bars Leak, it's the only stop leak I'll use, and it can only do so much anyway. if you saw what most ( they're a joke anyway, actually ) waterboxer head gaskets look like after 10+ years of use........you'd see that not much is going to help them except a full re-do. Waterboxer engines should just have their heads pulled every 75 to 80,000 miles, a nice valve job on the valves, and new head gaskets- like on a regular basis. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:04 PM Subject: Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair > Hey Matt, > > Just wondering what the process for the installation of the bars leak > stuff was? > > I just bought their head gasket leak repair and it says to pour it > into the radiator and not the coolant tank? > > What did you do? Does anyone know this should be done with our Vans? > > It also suggested a flush using a T coolant attachment, did you you do > this? Where did you connect the hose with the T system? > > Thanks, > Robert > NYC > > > On Aug 6, 2007, at 2:17 PM, Matt Sutton wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Perhaps just anecdotal evidence, but my experience matches Ken W.'s >> (actually, I think it was he who recommended Bars Leaks to me in the >> first >> place). Heads had been done at 70k by the PO, and I had a little >> seepage at >> 160k. I used the liquid Bars Leaks, about 3/4 the recommended dose for >> caution's sake, and have been dry ever since (now at 225k). No >> radiator/ >> heater core problems came up. Also, just replaced the large driver's >> side >> water pipe in the engine bay this weekend, and the interior was >> pristine >> (except where rust had eaten through from the outside). >> All this with regular prestone, for what it's worth. >> >> Best, >> >> Matt Sutton >> 88 Gl >> Brooklyn NY
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