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Head Gasket saver! tips

Old 08-29-2009, 06:58 AM
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Head Gasket saver! tips

just thought i'd throw this out there. I've been searching for a new motor instead of doing a head gasket but my motor only has 160k on it which is nothing so I thought i'd tighten the head bolts (which was desperatley needed) and use a sealer through my rad and cooling system... well my truck hasnt over heated once and my coolant level is still up and my oil is clean as a whistle. for anyone that doesnt know whether to get their hands dirty, for a little work taking your vavle cover off, re tourque head bolts and pour some BARS LEAKS into rad and follow directions... worked for me might work for you. Good luck!!!
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yeah that stuff does actually work, ive done it on a powerstroke and worked like a charm...the only prob is its only temporary, so save up some money so the next time it happens you can do the t-chain, guides, HG, exc...or rebuild
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Originally Posted by yoterr
yeah that stuff does actually work, ive done it on a powerstroke and worked like a charm...the only prob is its only temporary, so save up some money so the next time it happens you can do the t-chain, guides, HG, exc...or rebuild
thing is I already replaced the t-chain and guides 20 k ago, I just forgot to re torque my head bolts which is why I got the head leak but since I did the above its been all good, Picked up an extra bottle of BARS to put through after a couples weeks again.
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