Karl and List;
The brown pellets that GM makes are indeed 'the good stuff'. GM had a lot
of problems with the cooling systems in their Cadillacs and so had to
devise a way to keep them from spewing coolant everywhere. A very good
solution ,IMHO. At my shop we use a Wynn's product that is made from cactus
juice- nice stuff also. Never, ever use Bar's stop leak in the bottle with
the liquid in it. A guaranteed way to clog some passage in your cooling
system. Back in the sixties, the homemade cure was to use ground nutmeg as
I recall. I remember using said treatment on our '58 Impala - not that I'm
that old. 47 &1/2 last week.
Jeff Johnson
'76 TR6
t 03:12 PM 3/31/01 -0600, Karl Vacek wrote:
>
>GM makes "Cooling System Seal Tablets" and the ingredients are ground
>ginger, ground almond shells, and boric acid. Dry, brown, compressed
>tablets just small enough to fit through the radiator neck.
>
>I usually put a couple in every cooling system after a flush just for
>insurance against any small leaks, loose hose, etc. Never had a problem
>from it being there.
>
>Bar's Leaks makes dry tablets that look similar, but no ingredients are
>listed.
>
>Karl Vacek
>'66 TR4A - IRS
>'64 Amphicar
>'16 Ford T Touring
>'46 Piper J-3 Cub
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