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From: z on 29 Jan 2008 17:22
On Jan 27, 4:44 pm, Hachiroku <Tru...(a)ae86.gts> wrote:
> OK, 'repairing' the headgaskets on the Subaru. Using some stuff called
> Bar's Head gasket repair.
>
> http://www.barsproducts.com/1100.htm
>
> Yeah, I've got some snake oil in the refrigerator, too.
>
> All the car has to do is last until April or May. If this stuff works,
> fine. It's supposed to be permanent, but I'm keeping my betting money in
> my pocket.
>
> If you want to try this stuff, be prepared to spend a couple days (or one
> good summer day; of course, the gaskets on my car couldn't wait for nicer
> weather...) I was also looking at K&W Permanent Head gasket and block
> repair
>
> http://www.autocarepronews.com/default.aspx?type=art&id=5191&
>
> I bought the Bar's stuff since they're as old as dirt. I called tech
> support at both places before beginning and they both stressed one thing:
> Make sure ALL the anti-freeze is out of the engine! If you flush the
> system, and the water is running yellow, flush it again. It has to be
> clear water. The were both adamant about this.
>
> So, I spent yesterday draining, filling, draining, flushing, draining,
> filling, flushing until the water coming out of any open orifice was
> crystal clear. By this time it was 9PM and I had to eveict the Supra from
> the heated garage, since there was still some water and NO anti-freeze in
> the engine.
>
> This morning I put the thermostat back in and placed a hose to bypass the
> heater core. This was a thought I had, and even though it is not mentioned
> on either bottle in the detailed instructions, both tech support people
> recommended this since the heater core has smaller passages than the
> radiator.
>
> I mixed the stuff according to instructions; one bottle with 3 quarts warm
> water, and filled the radiator. They want to make sure the cooling system
> is full, so you run the car until the t-stat opens, shut it down ,wait and
> check. Refill and start again. Do this a couple times until the radiator
> is full.
>
> Then start the car and run it at a high idle. This is where I am right
> now. I have to admit, the 'chuffing' sound the car was making is
> subsiding. You have to run the car at a high idle for 20-30 minutes. It
> also says if the leak has just started or is very small, to return the
> engine to normal idle and run of one hour. Since the gaskets just started
> going, this is what I'll do. I am almost at the end of the 20 minute high
> idle cycle now, and as I said, the chuffing noise is drastically
> diminished.
>
> After this is complete, you cool the car again, and drain the mixture out
> of the car. My poor Supra is going to have to stay outside (first time
> it's seen snow in 5 years...) because you have to drain the colling system
> thoroughly and let it sit for at least 12 hours, and then flush again,
> then refill with regular anti-freeze.
>
> Wish me luck...

I would think it depends on the leak, no? a leak into the combustion
chamber or exhaust would be a lot harder to fix with something you put
into the coolant, than a leak into the intake side.
From: Hachiroku on 30 Jan 2008 22:14
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:06:32 +0000, Roger Blake wrote:

> The Torqueflite in my car has been working great
> for over 30 years


This is the key statement.

Chrysler went to ATF +3, and then to ATF +4.

Problem was, their customers stayed with Dexron/Mercon. Doesn't work in a
Chrysler tranny...


From: Hachiroku on 31 Jan 2008 21:57
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:31:08 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:

>>Well, this is encouraging. What product did you use?
>>
>>
>>
> It wasn't Barrs. K&W sounds familiar. The instructions were identical to
> yours. The car went from running on three cylinders to purring like a
> kitten on four. Then the tranny started failing.....


Yeah, K&W Nanotechnology Head Gasket Repair. They were side by side on the
shelf.

I decided $9.99 was enough for snake oil rather than $19.99...


From: clare at on 31 Jan 2008 22:27
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:57:08 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno(a)ae86.gts> wrote:

>On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:31:08 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:
>
>>>Well, this is encouraging. What product did you use?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> It wasn't Barrs. K&W sounds familiar. The instructions were identical to
>> yours. The car went from running on three cylinders to purring like a
>> kitten on four. Then the tranny started failing.....
>
>
>Yeah, K&W Nanotechnology Head Gasket Repair. They were side by side on the
>shelf.
>
>I decided $9.99 was enough for snake oil rather than $19.99...
>
Solved both the headgasket AND heater core leaks on my cousin's Soob -
worked 'till he scrapped it a year later. The car was NOT worth
replacing a gasket on, but it got him through the winter, where the
4wd was a necessity for him, then through the summer

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From: Hachiroku on 1 Feb 2008 05:54
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:27:18 -0500, wrote:

> On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:57:08 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno(a)ae86.gts> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:31:08 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote:
>>
>>>>Well, this is encouraging. What product did you use?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It wasn't Barrs. K&W sounds familiar. The instructions were identical to
>>> yours. The car went from running on three cylinders to purring like a
>>> kitten on four. Then the tranny started failing.....
>>
>>
>>Yeah, K&W Nanotechnology Head Gasket Repair. They were side by side on the
>>shelf.
>>
>>I decided $9.99 was enough for snake oil rather than $19.99...
>>
> Solved both the headgasket AND heater core leaks on my cousin's Soob -
> worked 'till he scrapped it a year later. The car was NOT worth
> replacing a gasket on, but it got him through the winter, where the
> 4wd was a necessity for him, then through the summer


I'm not sure if it's working or not. The leak was intermittant to begin
with, and today was giving me trouble again, in that acceleration up hills
is sluggish.

Wish it were warmer, I'd just yank the d(a)mn head gaskets and do it!!!


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