scott suhring wrote:
>
> To those who warned me about using Bars Leaks (Paul Burr and Bob
> Wanta specifically), thanks for the timely tip. I had bought the
> bottle after a salesperson from Big A indicated it has been
> around for 20 years and worked great with no problems to the system.
>
> I discussed my situation today with local Triumph mechanic with 25+
> years experience working solely on British and European autos.
> After going through all the diagnosis over the phone, what my next
> step would be, and options for his involvement, he proceeded to state...
> "Whatever you do, don't use Bars Leaks or any such product!".
>
> He began to rant and rave, as he usually does, about if he sees
> another #%&* engine and cooling system with those little rabbit
> turds...... You get the picture. Anyway, he proceeded to tell me his
> secret temporary fix for most all coolant leaks, which he tells anyone
> who drives a British car to keep in the tool pouch in the trunk, and
> carries with him at all times in his various Triumphs. His secret
> is Black Ground Pepper. He swears by it. Goes right the the leak,
> expands
> or does some funky magic, stopping the leak, and will cause no damage
> to the engine or cooling system.
>
> Anyone heard of this? My wife and I grind our own pepper, so I've
> already
> put on the grocery list a bottle of ground black pepper!
>
> Scott Suhring
> Elizabethtown, PA
> '70 TR6
I have used it on a couple of cars -VW Fox and 72 C20 pickup. I can't
comment on the effect to the engine though nothing bad hapenned other
than I had to refresh the pepper every couple of weeks.
--
Leif Johnston
'62 TR4 - CT3729L (maybe a daily driver one day??)
Fredericksburg, VA
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