Whoa, you don't wanna be using BarsLeak and retorquing your heads for a 
leaking coolant reservoir. I don't recall your original post, but maybe you 
should repost with complete info. BarsLeak works sometimes for head gasket 
leaks but that's the only application I've seen it recommended for. You 
don't want to just randomly throw this stuff in your cooling system. Same 
goes for retorquing the heads. The head bolts are sealed with a sealant to 
prevent coolant leaks. I think that to properly retorque a head, you'd have 
to drain the coolant, loosen and reprep the bolts/nuts with sealant, and 
then retorque to specs. Not a 30 minute effort if you know what I mean. And 
whatever you do, don't overtorque the heads to "make sure they're tight."

If coolant is spewing from the coolant reservoir or overflow tank, you may 
have a crack in the plastic or a bad pressure cap. Exactly where is it 
leaking?

-Mark McCulley

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>From: 	Terry Tan[SMTP:terrytan@ritz.mordor.com]
Sent: 	Monday, July 22, 1996 8:52 PM

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Date:         
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         
Subject:      That damn cooling system !

Had just returned from a trip and that darn coolant was spewing again
from the rear coolant reservoir. I must say I was doing over 75 mph
with the aircon full blast. This happens when you park the vehicle after
a hard run.
I dont seem to be able to get Barsleak at my local autoparts store.
Is it known by another name also ?
I am going to use it and retorquing. Looks like no other way out.

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