Re: Coolant leak?

[Jim Gillespie <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

TrmpetDave  <TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx> writes:

> Speaking of coolant leaks, I am wondering about the more serious one
> that some listers have reported from the radiator. It was suggested
> that "radiator putty" should be carried in case a roaside fix is
> needed, The nearest thing I have been able to find in my auto parts
> store is some 2-component epoxy stuff, which is said to harden to the
> consistency of cast iron, and is recommended for everything under the
> sun except radiators. Would this work?

    Some "Kwik Steel" epoxy and radweld (we *think* it was radweld - the
writing was in Hungarian ;-) got me from the Romanian/Hungarian border
to Darmstadt in Germany (hi Jonathan!) without any further leaks.
That's well over a thousand miles, not all of which were gentle.

                Jim
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