I had used Bar's Leak in my 300SE/89. Seems It is still working two years on. no oily residues in the tank mak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Weeks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 6:09 AM Subject: [MBZ] BARS LEAKS HEAD GASKET SEALANT?
> Folks: > > My 300TE has a leaking head gasket. You can smell coolant out the > pipe, see a bit of steam on startup, and the #1 plug got so fouled > with other-than-oil calcified coolant crud that it stopped firing the > other day. > > While I was buying a new plug, I noticed a sale on Bars Leaks brand > head and head gasket sealer, which purports to seal bad head gaskets > and cracked heads. Since this car basically just hauls stuff around > town and probably only gets driven 5k a year at most, and I'm not in > a position to r&r the gasket at this point, does anyone have any > experience with this product? I dimly remember someone--was it OK > Don?--saying they'd used it or something similar on a 300SEL for many > tens of thousands of miles and it worked, but I'd love confirmation > of this before pouring it in. Other than that, car runs great. Uses > some oil, but no blue smoke. > > Thanks! > > Dan > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
