anyone ever used liquid head gasket seal stuff?

[Corey_lax]

i got a 92 b2200 and its got a leaking headgasket. i bought it for 35$. ive seen some stuff that u put in with ur antifreeze and its supposed to seal up the head gasket. anyone ever used this stuff? does it work? i dont feel like taking apart the head and dropping 120bucks on head gasket. thanks

corey

[kore]

it can work temporarily
its a temporary fix
dont waste your time

[J20]

you bought it for 35 bucks just do the head dude

[Bushpiggy]

It will likely let go when you are on the trail or most need the vehicle.
Spend the 120 and do it right the first time.

Price out an engine replacement/repair if you leave it...makes the head gasket look like cheep insurance for your engine.

[LAWLESS]

Originally posted by Corey_lax
Is this Normal?! i bought a 92 mazda b2200 for $35. needs a new head gasket. lordco and B&J Auto both qouted me at $70. i was thinking maybe 10 bucks. even both of the salespeople were shocked at how much it was. thats insane. anyone help me out on what to do?

I thought we covered this ground already.............

Just go buy the damn gasket already:rolleyes:

[kore]

are engines and seals made and designed out of cans of goop?
no theyre made out of freakin metal and plastics. a can of goo is just a can of goo.... maybe it will plug it up for a bit but now you have a time bomb and it will let go.
its only good for people trying to rip others off: like dumping it in their blown engine so it will run when someone comes to see it then 2 weeks later its fugged

[Corey_lax]

hahahah i know i know i should go buy the gasket... buttttt... im lazy and i dont care about this truck. ill beat on it for a year or whatever until it dies then give it to someone. the guy at meridian auto parts told me they sell so many of these things to little dealerships who buy broken cars.. fix em up for cheap and sell them to unsuspecting ppl. f*cking dealerships

[kore]

yeah fix em up cheap by putting cans of **** in them and using concrete patch on the bodies...
oh and 4x4's are the most unsafe, seeing as how they always need to be inspected:rolleyes:

just replace the gasket you lazy buttmunch! if you break down infront of me on the portmann ill flip you over the side

[Corey_lax]

hahahh well... im not too sure what im doing with this truck... i was thinking of making it work only truck... but now im thinking of bringing it to my cabin or something for collecting firewood and puting the boat in the water and what not. thanks for the opinions. seems everyone has the same one haha

[Kellykins]

I just got this stuff called Dike (ha ha, dike) that's supposed to do the same thing, but in my case I think it is the rad that's leaking. It's supposed to be better then Barsleak, but practically no on has heard of it. I figure for the price of it, I might as well try it rather then buy a new aluminum rad if I don't have to (although I know it's just putting off the inevitable, but I'm willing to live in this happy place outside reality for a while longer...).

[kore]

you are likely to clog your rad up by dumping goo in it!!!!!
this means, youre even at more of a disadvantage, youll overheat even easier now and wreck your engine. just save yourself the trouble and do things the right way, before you cost yourself an engine rebuild

[Kellykins]

Originally posted by kore
you are likely to clog your rad up by dumping goo in it!!!!!
this means, youre even at more of a disadvantage, youll overheat even easier now and wreck your engine. just save yourself the trouble and do things the right way, before you cost yourself an engine rebuild

This stuff is liquid, not goo or powder. And don't you think if that is what happens that the company would be bankrupt by now d/t people suing them for false advertising or destruction of property? And not to mention the reputation of the places selling it.

[kore]

i am an engine mechanic, not a lawyer i dont know if somebody could sue them or not.
i dont believe in magic when it comes to repairing one of the vital parts of a vehicle, the engine.
theres only one way to fix something, and that is the right way, not with chemicals powders liquids goo and so on.

sure it will hold up for a while, but it can clog up your radiator, wreck your water pump, clog water passages.... add all those repairs up, and that new radiator is starting to look like a good deal

[Bushpiggy]

But you are a mechanic, I mean what would you know eh?

I guess that is why these companies can stay in business.

Some people think some "magic medicine" will fix mechanical defects. :laugh

[Kellykins]

Originally posted by Bushpiggy

Some people think some "magic medicine" will fix mechanical defects. :laugh

I didn't say it would fix it, now did I. I'm well aware it's a temporary fix for a problem that will eventually have to be dealt with. Like I said, I'm quite content putting off the inevitable.

[brian468]

sometimes that stuff works and sometimes it doesnt, barsleak kept the green stuff from pissing out the back of the head on my cummins for two weeks before I could replace it.


kore isn`t the end all be all of mechanical knowledge now is he :rolleyes:

[Corey_lax]

k f*ck fixing this truck. its for sale if anyone wants it

[LAWLESS]

Originally posted by Corey_lax
k f*ck fixing this truck. its for sale if anyone wants it

I'll give ya 5 bux for it...................

After all it need an expensive head gasket:laugh

Seriously, why not fix it and use it. Even after the purchase of the gasket you have a hundred bux in it give or take:cool:

[Corey_lax]

cuz i have no use for it. and i live with my parents and there is 6 vehicles at our house. and my dads getting choked cuz i got vehicles that are just sitting around and a tower of tires in hte garage that are about to fall on his sunbeam tiger. as for 5 bucks......... NO!

[kore]

Originally posted by brian468
sometimes that stuff works and sometimes it doesnt, barsleak kept the green stuff from pissing out the back of the head on my cummins for two weeks before I could replace it.


kore isn`t the end all be all of mechanical knowledge now is he :rolleyes:

never said i was, i did say its an unreliable temporary solution that if used longterm will cause damage, and should be fixed properly instead of procrastinating.
you tried it and it worked for two weeks. thats fine, because you didnt try and rely on it as a longterm solution. i see nothing wrong with that because you actually intended to replace the head!