[Healeys] radiator leaking - Black Pepper

[I Erbs]

I preferred red pepper. Myth Busters showed that an egg works too.
I have sealed leaking head gaskets with fine red pepper

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Carr&Edwards <scvc70 at epix.net> wrote:

> It's an old-time cure -- we were told about it by the owner of a 1913 Stutz
> Bearcat, and it does work (if the leak(s) aren't too large).
>
> Sarah Carr
> BN1 in PA
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> Original Message ----- From: "Jody Kerr" <jodyfkerr at gmail.com>
> To: "Pete Groh" <pete_groh at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] radiator leaking - Black Pepper
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>  Is that like the old trick of putting an Egg in the radiator?
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>> Jody
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>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Pete Groh<pete_groh at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> Off one of the posting on a car discussion site, for a quick repair of
>>> the
>>> leak in the Radiator, put in some Black Pepper.  In making a long trip,
>>> or
>>> just a extra quick fix may want to make a Note.
>>>
>>> Pete Groh  (KeyGuy) Ellicott
>>> City MD
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