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Posted by T_Bone on September 05, 2002 at 07:25:56 from (65.59.2.151):
In Reply to: Question for long time mechanics. posted by Gene on September 04, 2002 at 17:18:30:
Hi Gene, Get some sodium silicate (egg whites) at any Pharmacy
Wal-Mart, Walgreens. Costs about $5 pint. Add 1/4 pint to a warm running engine. Too much and it'll plug up the cooling system and it takes lots of fresh water to get it circurlating again. Will work with anti-freeze but you need less, 1/8 pint. Takes about 1/2hr to seal. I've used it to plug pin holes in diesel engine head gaskets. Last about 25000 miles before another treatment is needed. How you can tell if sodium silicate has been added:
the filler neck will have white crystaline (looks like salt) powder and is not easy removed. T_Bone
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