Hi Eric,

The Subaru coolant conditioner is NOT a stop leak. It helps the coolant
flow better and lubricate the water pump too. I have it in all my vans and
cars.

On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 9:24 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Finger’s crossed for a good result.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
>
> > On Jul 9, 2024, at 11:18 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > No word yet on my ,91 van. It goes to the appraiser/adjuster today.
> Prol'ly won't hear for a week.
> >
> > The 2.1 wasser boxer I am working on belongs to a friend with a Carat
> like mine. It  keeps overheating. He doesn't know much about it except to
> drive, and watch the gages. No depth of knowledge.
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 5:21 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net
> <mailto:ericcaron96@comcast.net>> wrote:
> >> Hi Andrew,
> >>
> >>         Thank you for posting this.  Both for the good info, and
> because I didn’t see John’s message on list or in my junk.
> >>
> >> I once had air build up in my 1.9 reservoir.  Dennis Haynes suggested
> we try to torque the heads before I did anything else.  That worked and the
> engine is still running today powering a friends now water cooled Bay
> window.
> >> But, this was some air in the reservoir not blowing off a cap!
> >>
> >> John, what 2.1 are you working on?
> >>
> >> Any updates on your tree loving 91?
> >>
> >> Eric Caron
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > On Jul 7, 2024, at 5:11 PM, Andrew Berg <andrew@BERGWEB.CA <mailto:
> andrew@BERGWEB.CA>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > If you're driving and this happens, immediately crank your rad bleed
> screw a little. If a lot of air hisses out before coolant, then you likely
> have a bad fire ring. You can confirm with a block test kit to check for
> combustion gas in coolant. Sadly I encountered this and an currently
> rebuilding my engine.
> >> >
> >> > Andrew
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, Jul 7, 2024, at 4:52 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
> >> >> When the pressure cap blows off the coolant tank and coolant is
> lost, sure
> >> >> sign of blown gasket, Right? 2.1 L
>