Originally Posted by bullwinkle
Originally Posted by monster1
Thanks for the replies. I've confirmed that the tank is aluminum. The puddle the leak leaves is the size of a coffee cup ring left on a table. It's not really bad, but I don't like puddles in my drive way. I discovered the leak over the summer just before I was towing an 8000lb trailer out of town so I bypassed the core. Winter set in and I wasn't going to drive around without heat so I hooked the hoses back up. I know replacement is the correct way especially since this is my almost forever truck, but if the bars tabs plug the leak, I'm fine with that for now. Btw, with a leaking heater core, is there a change it could split open and overheat the vehicle while towing in hot conditions? That would be my main concern being stranded. Of course I could always carry a bypass hose and extra coolant.
Adding-NAPA is the place to buy them, 6 tablets cost $3.99, you'll probably need 12 (my XJ has a 12qt/3 gallon system, Bar's Leak says 2 tablets per gallon). Since they're ginger root, they disintegrate into a fine dust in the antifreeze, and jam up small leaks-but will not block a heater core or other small passages. Unfortunately, in my case, they don't last forever.
Thanks. That is what I'm going to do. Every quote I got to have a shop repair as been 1000-1500 dollars. And they dint even really want to do it. That tells me that are going to rush the job and break every plastic part on the way. No thanks. I'll just put those tabs in and hope it holds until I'm able to repair it on my own.
Originally Posted by monster1
Thanks for the replies. I've confirmed that the tank is aluminum. The puddle the leak leaves is the size of a coffee cup ring left on a table. It's not really bad, but I don't like puddles in my drive way. I discovered the leak over the summer just before I was towing an 8000lb trailer out of town so I bypassed the core. Winter set in and I wasn't going to drive around without heat so I hooked the hoses back up. I know replacement is the correct way especially since this is my almost forever truck, but if the bars tabs plug the leak, I'm fine with that for now. Btw, with a leaking heater core, is there a change it could split open and overheat the vehicle while towing in hot conditions? That would be my main concern being stranded. Of course I could always carry a bypass hose and extra coolant.
Adding-NAPA is the place to buy them, 6 tablets cost $3.99, you'll probably need 12 (my XJ has a 12qt/3 gallon system, Bar's Leak says 2 tablets per gallon). Since they're ginger root, they disintegrate into a fine dust in the antifreeze, and jam up small leaks-but will not block a heater core or other small passages. Unfortunately, in my case, they don't last forever.
Thanks. That is what I'm going to do. Every quote I got to have a shop repair as been 1000-1500 dollars. And they dint even really want to do it. That tells me that are going to rush the job and break every plastic part on the way. No thanks. I'll just put those tabs in and hope it holds until I'm able to repair it on my own.