Bars Leak or similar for core plug leak

[TRevver]

Just changed the core plugs on 2L mk1 Vitesse. Did the job with loctite 574 to seal around the plugs but have a small weep from one of the plugs. Can't find Bars leak pellets anywhere - even on usual auction site they have to come from USA.  Can anyone recommend the best product to plug the weep without damaging the rest of the system?

[Colin Lindsay]

Try letting the engine run for a while first; and keep topping up if required. One of mine leaked when first fitted but after idling the engine to full heat once or twice the leak stopped and has not returned.

[DanMi]

I,ve use k seal in the past with good results  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292672808446?epid=15031984468&hash=item4424a8a5fe:g:NSkAAOSwafJeRTMy&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4A87ozpsinrl96C7FPnb9mAdduoaFUoWRf2S8CgpshSqAsidEkskNrXDPSFXFuvukZtU7YP3sl5Pn9LcHD%2F2yRUDp%2BDJVnLOlP7K5hLQhWPm%2BER0eb6d9RngRbXdEHU6C1MOrBvEqpsStdCGraEhxbSxai%2FoONmbphHt5CYPABLFQrLSy1741l98Zf3U%2FQ1%2FL3ZmA1X%2FXGsrlYwTG3vmj%2FBSq188Eumb5z09BVTEoLSerjAJPjR9RfKFFrVP%2FJF4D6PlJc6aYhvs%2FhCPLwQ7%2FyH2%2FVlR%2BmTaIX9RKSvGruyR|tkp%3ABFBMts_r9_Zg

 

[Pete Lewis]

k seal is the main one our there now  i have one barrs leak pellet left over form production in the 90s  so i am goind to frame it 

K-Seal: Permanent Repair for Coolant, Head Gasket & Radiator Leaks (kseal.com)

available from most factors

my 574 idea i useally bullet proof  hey ho

Pete

[PeteH]

Handfull of Porridge?.😁

Pete

[Clive]

Bars leak on fleabay

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134229392326?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=134229392326&targetid=293946777986&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006812&poi=&campaignid=17116423086&mkgroupid=134652533165&rlsatarget=pla-293946777986&abcId=9300856&merchantid=6995734&gclid=CjwKCAjwv4SaBhBPEiwA9YzZvCcN1d3aUZQJ0L7houVIsFeqUziqj8o0HdM-1fgYYnOE3L8IsRtkDRoCRg4QAvD_BwE

Holts radweld easily available, even from toolstation. And halfords have a few similar products.

I have always carried a pack of ce-lit, it is very good in my experience.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234288356661?epid=854387780&hash=item368cac9d35:g:BFwAAOSwVjNhkoo0&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAkKhjGYQha4eqCQUtTNrKyrxaQQ8RexKu8mX5dnoVyC4sm5oif91g3ddPM5%2BuiZdqzdy9gttmJTkW8AXc9jqMCgmALmbInAu6i87omQSf%2FnzgUZI6PYecPjGSwvVe0pxNeRuXHEKgdNsWogg7wDTm0tFW9C5%2BwX5yg2OSfDHipZcwKpTPVHvMVIinGkIFCV1%2B6A%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR77Jw473YA

[TRevver]

Thanks. Good recommendations. The loctite 574 is more likely to be operator error than product failure! Never used the stuff before.

[Piglet]

K seal for me too. Seems permanent. Bars Leaks is more of a get you home kind of thing.

Alex

[Jeffds1360]

Egg white for me. NOT the yolk

[DerekS]

I'm with Clive, I always carry a pack of ce-it, makes a permanent repair.

Derek.

[Pete Lewis]

ive said before after many tests we fitted a barrs pellet into every truck we made to solve seapage with so many hoses etc  this was back in the 90s so things may have moved on since then 

but they do work and like most last the life of the coolant 

Pete

[TRevver]

I’ll try the K Seal if the weep persists. I’m going to US with work in a while  so I’ll see if I can get some Bars pellets, can you put them in beer to stop you peeing?

[JohnD]

If it were me, I'd disassemble, and refit the plug.   Leak stoppers are chemical bodges!

John

[Pete Lewis]

39 minutes ago, TRevver said:

stop you peeing

possibly i need assistance in the opposite plain when you get the must have aP  its on a go slow  keep taking the pills 

commonly they (Barrs ) were always call a dog turd   makes it exciting   

pete

[Chris A]

The whole idea of putting something in the cooling system to block a leak sits uneasy with me. I'd be worried it would also block part of the cooling system. A paste applied on the outside of the system sounds better.

[Wagger]

I agree with JohnD. What was different with the fitment of that plug compared with the others? However, I have used Radweld for such things to buy time. In fact I towed my son's estate car up Detling hill with my 1972 BMW 2500. Top hose burst due to pressure building in the system. I used Radweld and had a replacement hose in the boot. Got both cars to sittingbourne where he lived, all downhill.

I waited until the car had cooled down. Re-torqued the cylinder head and it never used any water for another two years. It stopped the heater working properly though. Sold the car to another fan who had a BMW 2800 for spares.

I you continue to have problems, even if you change the plug again, then use something similar but I advise bypassing the heater. If you stop the leak, drain, refill with proper coolant and re connect the heater when sure that the leak is cured.

We have hard water where I live and plumbing leaks on hot water systems here self seal after a few weeks. Taps seize though. Really need a water softener.

[JohnD]

9 hours ago, Pete Lewis said:

possibly i need assistance in the opposite plain when you get the must have aP  its on a go slow  keep taking the pills

pete

You OK, Pete?

 

[Pete Lewis]

yes John   just wont pee over fence ever again (not ven a low one  Ha) 

Pete

[Colin Lindsay]

55 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:

yes John   just wont pee over fence ever again (not ven a low one  Ha) 

Pete

...and NEVER pee on an electric fence.

 

[Wagger]

2 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

...and NEVER pee on an electric fence.

 

Dogs seem to time it well between pulses. "I've started so I'll finish" is not the best plan.

[Pete Lewis]

3 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

and NEVER pee on an electric fence.

wouldnt it be exciting or hysterical   

is this from experience Colin ????

ive got M&S underpants   they are hopeless , trying to extract winky you either get excited or a wet leg 

there is no way in  when youre in a rush 

Pete

[TRevver]

Button up trousers - same thing, terrible invention 

[JohnD]

That electric fence trope is an interesting one, because of fluid dynamics(!).

Turn a tap on, slowly.  The water comes out as a continuous stream but look further down.  It breaks up into individual droplets!  No contact between them!   It's down to the surface tension of water, that tries to make the surface as small as pissible possible, which is as drops.  The point at which this happens depends on the flow rate - after all, we have all seen a "drip" in hospital. The flow into the vein is seen in the chamber below the bag of fluid and is usually so slow that the drops can be counted, either by a nurse or a machine.   15 drops= millliliter.      

So, stand far enough back from the fence, and your stream will have dropleted before it hits, and there is no connection to your, er,  terminal.    Volunteers to prove this fact should form a queue.

John

[Colin Lindsay]

Man Gets Knocked Out After Peeing On Mont-Joli Airport Security Fence

Search the Net / Youtube for the video of that one... it appears urine can stream at quite a rate (ahhhh... I remember it well) and the higher voltage of security fencing overcomes any dissipation...

[PeteH]

There was a Tragic, and allegedy true, case back in the 50`s. Behind a factory was a small patch of grass which was regularly used as a Urinal. Over time the  stink became so intense the windows could not be opened as it ofended the ladies in the office. Enter the "handyman" sheet of steel placed where it became a target, and one day became conected to the 240V mains. End result?, death of a "customer" and a "handyman" doing time at his majesty`s pleasure for Manslaughter. NO RCD`s back then, and no fuse in,the circuit either. Aparently not uncommon in very old factories?. What fusing there was often had been "uprated"!. I`ve Changed fuses on older ships and it was not uncommon to find 30amp fuse wire in a 5 amp circuit.

Pete