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MythBusters put a raw egg in a leaking radiator.They started the
engine.In a very short while the leaking stopped.
cuhulin
engine.In a very short while the leaking stopped.
cuhulin
In article <124-480ABD86-513@storefull-3251.bay.webtv . net >,
cuhulin@webtv . net wrote:
> MythBusters put a raw egg in a leaking radiator.They started the
> engine.In a very short while the leaking stopped.
> cuhulin
You can get the same result (and for about the same amount of time) with
good old black pepper, or cornmeal. (And if you're going to do such a
thing, it's better, though still not a great idea, to separate the egg,
toss the yolk, and just use the white)
Either way, it's, at best, a temporary fix, and at worst, a *REALLY*
expensive band-aid.
(Think "Let's see... rip out the engine, strip it down, clean the crud
out of the cooling system, rebuild, re-install... Aw, screw it - easier,
cheaper, and quicker to just go out and buy a new engine or a new
car...")
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cuhulin@webtv . net wrote:
> MythBusters put a raw egg in a leaking radiator.They started the
> engine.In a very short while the leaking stopped.
> cuhulin
You can get the same result (and for about the same amount of time) with
good old black pepper, or cornmeal. (And if you're going to do such a
thing, it's better, though still not a great idea, to separate the egg,
toss the yolk, and just use the white)
Either way, it's, at best, a temporary fix, and at worst, a *REALLY*
expensive band-aid.
(Think "Let's see... rip out the engine, strip it down, clean the crud
out of the cooling system, rebuild, re-install... Aw, screw it - easier,
cheaper, and quicker to just go out and buy a new engine or a new
car...")
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or the subject of the message doesn't contain the exact text "PopperAndShadow"
somewhere, any message sent to this address will go in the garbage without my
ever knowing it arrived. Sorry... < * w w w .sonic . net /~dakidd> for more info
cuhulin@webtv . net wrote:
> MythBusters put a raw egg in a leaking radiator.They started the
> engine.In a very short while the leaking stopped.
> cuhulin
>
I prefer black pepper. Easier to clean out after. A half a shaker into
a rad can stop some bad leaks. I was way back in the Canadian Bush and
over 100 miles from a garage when I had a rad core split. I 'could'
have taken the system apart and done a proper solder fix, but it was
raining so I just tossed a handful of pepper in. That held for several
months when I ended up getting a recore rather than fixing it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: * mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly . com
> MythBusters put a raw egg in a leaking radiator.They started the
> engine.In a very short while the leaking stopped.
> cuhulin
>
I prefer black pepper. Easier to clean out after. A half a shaker into
a rad can stop some bad leaks. I was way back in the Canadian Bush and
over 100 miles from a garage when I had a rad core split. I 'could'
have taken the system apart and done a proper solder fix, but it was
raining so I just tossed a handful of pepper in. That held for several
months when I ended up getting a recore rather than fixing it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
Photos: * mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly . com
