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Wed, 20 December 2017 11:23

Kingsley Coach

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Gordon

I have a pressure tester you can borrow but there is a catch...I won't be
home until the middle of February. If you aren't in a rush, it's available
to you for shipping costs both ways but knowing Canada Post, that's not
really an attractive deal...

50 years ago I learned you can't find a mechanic in a can BUT I have no
experience with Bars. If the leak is limited to the cylinder (ie head
gasket) you may be all right, but if the antifreeze is in the oil, you will
soon have a boat anchor as the bearings will be toast.

Borrow a leak tester now or wait until I get back. Good luck

Mike currently in NM

On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Gordon Gibson
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Once again, thanks for the comments and suggestions. A couple of more
> questions if I may. I still haven't managed to locate a garage willing to
> work on my "white smoke problem". Several have indicated that they would
> be willing to take a look in January when their bread and butter business
> slows down a little.
> Question 1: how long I have before facing serious rust resulting from what
> is probably a little anti freeze leaking into one or several combustion
> chambers. Are we talking months here....or weeks....or days? If it's
> days, I may already be too late.
> Question 2: Should I be starting the engine regularly to keep things
> oiled, or does that worsen the problem since I may be drawing more
> antifreeze
> into the combustion chamber(s)?
> Question 3: bdub suggested putting in some Bars Leaks and making a run to
> Bluevale. I'll admit this is a tempting option, but what are the chances of
> a can of this stuff actually temporarily stopping/slowing the lead enough
> to drive 500 + miles? And don't I run the risk of permanently gumming up
> the radiator, heater core and coolant passages in the engine block? i.e.
> Would this cure possibly be worse than the illness?
>
> Frank from Borrmann's garage has suggested getting a radiator pressure
> tester kit, pressurizing the system, looking for a pressure drop then
> pulling
> spark plugs to see which cylinders are affected. It's supposed to warm up
> to just a few degrees below freezing on the weekend, so this is how I may
> be spending the day before Christmas....
> --
> Gordon Gibson
> 1976 23" Norris Upfit
> Montreal West, Quebec, Canada
>
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1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
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