[AT] stop-leak and antifreeze

[charlie hill]

John,  it's your call there.  If you drain it for the winter make sure you 
drain the block as well as the radiator.  I've had good luck with block seal 
in the past.  If it works I consider it a permanent fix.  Did you know that 
car manufacturers sometimes put block seal in new engines?   There used to 
be a block sealer available from Ford dealers that has a florescent dye in 
it.  I guess you can still get it.  The idea is that when you finally tear 
the engine down you can use a black light to find out exactly where the 
leak(s) is/are.

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From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:08 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: [AT] stop-leak and antifreeze

> About a month back I posted about a water leak on my combine. Not having 
> time to pull the engine I "fixed" the leak with K&W block seal. As of now 
> it is holding. My question is whether or not to put anti-freeze back in it 
> or only to run water and leave it dry during the winter. The reason I ask 
> is that I have heard folks say that sealers don't hold up well with 
> anti-freeze. Anyone here got any experience with this situation?
>
> John Hall
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