[AT] Spam> Blue Devil brand stop-leak

[Beal Gleason]

I have used barr's too with very good results.

Farmerbeal

On Sep 28, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:

> Bar's Leak claims to be installed by the factory in about 3 out of  
> 4 new cars.
> http://www.barsleaks.net/barsstory.html
> I have used it since the 1950's. A couple of stop leak products I
> tried years ago built up in the radiator cores and heater cores and
> had to be flushed out. I have never seen that with the Bar's Leak. I
> have also used the Prestone product successfully and also that silver
> powder but only once. It seemed OK.
>
> On 9/28/08, Beal Gleason <farmerbeal at aol.com> wrote:
>> On the Ferg. without a doubt the leak is through the center main &
>> stopleak won't stop the leak there. As the tractor works it opens the
>> leak & breaks the sealer loose. The cont. engines were bad about
>> splitting through    the center main.
>>
>> Farmerbeal
>>
>> On Sep 28, 2008, at 7:14 PM, John Hall wrote:
>>
>>> Now that sounds interesting!
>>>
>>> The 2 sealers I swear by have never failed us--I've tried a few
>>> others years
>>> ago that were pretty much worthless in my opinion.
>>>
>>> Speaking of sealers, the Ferguson we rebuilt this spring had been
>>> leaking
>>> water into the oil for quite some time. The owners had dumped quite
>>> a bit of
>>> stop leak in it. To say there was quite a bit of gooey mess inside
>>> the block
>>> is an understatement!
>>>
>>> John
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-
>>> tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 9:45 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Blue Devil brand stop-leak
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've seen folks use everything from Carnation milk to black pepper
>>>> and
>>>> every
>>>> kind of commercial block sealer made.  They all work some of the
>>>> time.
>>>> Some
>>>> might work all of the time.  They better have a double money back
>>>> guarantee
>>>> to get me to pay $60 for that Blue Devil brand.
>>>>
>>>> You used to be able to get some block sealer from Ford dealers
>>>> that was
>>>> pretty neat.  It had a flourescent die marker in it.  It would
>>>> seal the
>>>> leak
>>>> and then when you pulled the engine down you could shine a black
>>>> light on
>>>> it
>>>> and see where the leak was.  I don't know if they still have it or
>>>> not.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 7:40 AM
>>>> Subject: [AT] Spam> Blue Devil brand stop-leak
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've used stop leaks for years when the occasion called for it.
>>>>> For minor
>>>>> leaks I use prestone Super sealer as it works and works well.
>>>>> Also I have
>>>>> used Gunk block seal a couple times where water was leaking  
>>>>> into the
>>>>> oil--worked both machines where it was used.
>>>>>  Yesterday I spotted a sealer I never recall seeing. The name is
>>>>> Blue
>>>>> Devil
>>>>> stop leak (Google for more info.)--it is sold at most major auto
>>>>> parts
>>>>> stores. What caught my eye was the price--$60.  Anyone here ever
>>>>> use it?
>>>>> To
>>>>> me that is a whole lot of money for a Band-Aid unless it is last
>>>>> effort
>>>>> to
>>>>> buy some time on a machine that is otherwise scrapyard bound.
>>>>>
>>>>> John Hall
>>>>>
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