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Small radiator leak.

21-09-2007 12:46pm

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Archeron

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Looking for advice everybody. My car seems to have a small leak in the radiator, and I have to top up the water level app once a week. Not really a problem, but I remember hearing there was something out there that you could pour into the rad that would find the whole and seal it. (my da suggested an egg which I believe may have worked for him once:) ).

Anybody any idea what it is that I'm looking for?

Cheers.

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#2 21-09-2007 12:52pm

barryfitz

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Egg will do the job. (for a while) Mythbusters proved it!!
God I love MythBusters

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#3 21-09-2007 1:10pm

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If the leak is small you might get away with using a bottle of Radweld. It's certainly worth ago before repairing/replacing the radiator.

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#4 21-09-2007 1:10pm

sesswhat

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Radweld is the stuff. If you google it I'm sure you will get good and bad reports. Would only use it on and old car myself.

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#5 21-09-2007 1:35pm

Archeron

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Aaah, radweld, thanks all.

sesswhat wrote:

Would only use it on and old car myself.

My momo has already celebrated her sweet 16

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#6 22-09-2007 11:28am

dub_dan

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If you can find it get novastop, it's pretty good stuff.

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#7 22-09-2007 2:30pm

Esel

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Also recommend Novastop. It's about €20 a tin, but you don't need to use a whole tin, so you should have plenty left over.

Not your ornery onager

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