Posted by Goose on September 13, 2008 at 07:52:27 from (199.184.119.22):
In Reply to: dodge v-10 vs 454 posted by ducks1 on September 13, 2008 at 05:14:31:
Mike Shuler, you might cure your coolant consumption by treating the engine with stop leak containing sodium silicate. I forget the brand name, but NAPA has it for about $8 per can. It's not something you just put in the radiator and keep driving, but it worked for me on another situation.
In a nutshell, it is not compatible with antifreeze, so you need to flush all of the antifreeze out of the cooling system, mix the contents of the can with 5 quarts of hot water, pour it into the cooling system, fill the system the rest of the way with water, idle the engine for a half to 3/4 hour making sure the engine temp goes over 200, shut it down and flush all of the sodium silicate mixture out of the cooling system. Then, leave the vehicle sit with the radiator cap off and the drain plugs open for 24 hours. Then refill with a normal antifreeze mixture.
The theory is, the sodium silicate crystals will melt the first time at about 208 degrees, and in their melted stage will seal everything from leaking gaskets to porous castings. Once they've melted and solidified initially, it takes a temp of like 800 degrees to melt them again.
It's just a thought, but it worked for me once on a Pontiac mini van with the no-account 3.4 engine that was getting away with coolant and no one could figure out where or how. A V10 might take two cans, but it's a heckuva lot cheaper than $3500.
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