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TOPIC: where is the coolant going?
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Sep 5 2010 7:40 am
From: John
On Aug 24, 7:31 pm, John <jhy...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 12/24/2009 5:28 PM, John wrote:
>
> > I have a 2001 Honda Civic LX, 115k miles, that I
> > bought used about 2 years ago. It needed a head
> > gasket (caught and fixed by the dealer under warranty
> > fortunately).
>
> > Over the summer, it started using coolant, about 8 ounces
> > per week. There is no evidence it is going into the oil,
> > and no drips reach the ground. I drive about 300-400 miles
> > per week with it.
>
> An update. Over the course of the first half of this year, the
> coolant usage has gone up to a pint to a quart per day!
>
> I got desperate and had a mechanic put KW Block Seal in it.
> This required a flush first, run for 30 minutes or so with
> water only, dry overnight, flush again next day, put antifreeze
> in again.
>
> It has slowed down the usage, maybe even close to have fixed it.
> I'm not ready to conclude that yet because I have had to overfill
> the overflow tank because it is now so translucent it is almost
> opaque and I can't see the level, even with a flashlight. Today
> I devised a fish tank tube and cork stopper where I can lower it
> into the overflow, cork it, put it out and see where the level is.
>
> Anyway, with at lease partial success, I have also now found out
> about K-Seal which can be added to the antifreeze mixture itself.
> If the level does go down, I'll use that too.
>
> Not to worry about the car, I'm very near getting rid of it anyway.
> It now also needs an A/C clutch and probably compressor. ($150 used
> from a salvage place, i.e. junkyard).
>
> However, I now have another issue... see my next post.
An update. (I've now moved to Google Groups). The KW Block Seal
did not completely seal things. And two weeks after using it, the
engine began overheating to the point the instrument panel was
cutting out, and the battery indicator would come on. The car can
only be run (by jumping) for short periods of time. It needs a new
engine. I now have a used 2007 Toyota Corolla. damagedcars.com
has offered me $1050 for the Honda carcass. I don't know if KW
Block Seal accelerated the demise, but I suspect so. I think it may
have frozen up something that shouldn't have.
The positive result is that I have now replaced the car, which I
should have done sooner.
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Sep 6 2010 8:47 am
From: "Tinkerer"
"John" <john.yates@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:fe6597ea-0445-458b-9dfc-e2bae48c40c4@j18g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
On Aug 24, 7:31 pm, John <jhy...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On 12/24/2009 5:28 PM, John wrote:
>
> > I have a 2001 Honda Civic LX, 115k miles, that I
> > bought used about 2 years ago. It needed a head
> > gasket (caught and fixed by the dealer under warranty
> > fortunately).
>
> > Over the summer, it started using coolant, about 8 ounces
> > per week. There is no evidence it is going into the oil,
> > and no drips reach the ground. I drive about 300-400 miles
> > per week with it.
>
> An update. Over the course of the first half of this year, the
> coolant usage has gone up to a pint to a quart per day!
>
> I got desperate and had a mechanic put KW Block Seal in it.
> This required a flush first, run for 30 minutes or so with
> water only, dry overnight, flush again next day, put antifreeze
> in again.
>
> It has slowed down the usage, maybe even close to have fixed it.
> I'm not ready to conclude that yet because I have had to overfill
> the overflow tank because it is now so translucent it is almost
> opaque and I can't see the level, even with a flashlight. Today
> I devised a fish tank tube and cork stopper where I can lower it
> into the overflow, cork it, put it out and see where the level is.
>
> Anyway, with at lease partial success, I have also now found out
> about K-Seal which can be added to the antifreeze mixture itself.
> If the level does go down, I'll use that too.
>
> Not to worry about the car, I'm very near getting rid of it anyway.
> It now also needs an A/C clutch and probably compressor. ($150 used
> from a salvage place, i.e. junkyard).
>
> However, I now have another issue... see my next post.
<snip>
> I don't know if KW
> Block Seal accelerated the demise, but I suspect so. I think it may
> have frozen up something that shouldn't have.
<snip>
On this side of the pond we had something called Radweld (might still exist
for all I know). It was supposed to seek out leaks in the radiator and
seal them. Trouble was that small waterways looked exactly like leaks and
it sealed them as well, turning the engine into quite an efficient kettle on
occasions. One engine I looked at had the entire bottom hose connection
plugged with it.
--
Tinkerer
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