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Post by steptoe » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:26 pm

and if this worked (Forum Code)

anyone seen one of these?

And so not to disadvantage those not familiar with the size of an Australian $2 coin, those little squares are 2mm

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Post by olddog642 » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:57 pm

Looks like a piece of impregnated rubber that has been subjected to a high heat
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Post by d_generate » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:04 am

Sponge Bob square pants poo?
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Post by TOONGA » Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:16 am

brumby gearbox mount?

or a barbeque cleaner thingie thats way past its useby date

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Post by Dann » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:19 am

a bit of mud that was stuck some where in a rectangle crevice??
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Post by steptoe » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:53 pm

OK time for some what it is not hints

It is hard and would not bounce like rubber as Hylton suggests
Does sponge bob eat licorice? Not today anyway
Not off a Subie, but about to go in one. No, Brockie, it is not a new polariser
Application is that it is made to be crumbled before use
Hmmm, it may have some mud in it like um heavy mud used to plug the sea oil well

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Post by olddog642 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:25 pm

Cork or bentonite or what ever it is that they use to seal leaks in radiators:twisted:

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Post by D3V1L » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:30 pm

pepper sealant cube?


commonly used to seal head gaskets, cracked heads, and leaking radiators :)


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Post by steptoe » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:37 pm

Ooh, Hylton, I dunno what bentonite is but, I guess I gotta give it to you. It goes in cooling system and is designed to seal cracks in heads and blocks and maybe even radiators.

I have a problem with heads that had been checkd and refaced, on assembly and warm up effin steam triclin' out zaust. I have a trusted machine shop guy who has been using these for some time. His first try was an old Corolla with a visible crack on top of the head. Crumbled up and added at operating temp then run it at above normal op temp (as you do with chem i weld) and he watched as the crack sealed from one end to the other. He was sold and still is. A mate of his runs some race car months apart and the copper head gaskets don't seal too well during storage and starts up blowing steam, shoves one of these in and all sorted 'til next race meet. Called Seal Well, cannot find anything on google at all.

Just been in to retenson my head gaskets before use. Found after initial warm up and a week to cool down the head bolts were at spec. Did not do the wanky loosen up and reoil as suggested in the manuals this time

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Post by steptoe » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:39 pm

Actually, from the smell of it, could be soap !

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Post by Alex » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:03 pm

D3V1L wrote:pepper sealant cube?


commonly used to seal head gaskets, cracked heads, and leaking radiators :)


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x2 pepper...,we were just having a laugh about them the other day!
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Post by TOONGA » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:23 pm

don't knock the old pepper in the radiator trick while it wont cure a head gasket leak forever it will fix a leaking radiator for long enough to get to where you are going to get it fixed

as will an egg or yabbie / chook pellets hmmmmm

rings a bell .....

Barrs stop leak anyone :)

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Post by steptoe » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:11 pm

Ran the bugger to op temp, with cardboard in front of the fan got it up to 95 and took it around the block approx 1 km or 5/8 mile. Too chicken to drive it any further due to the amount of steam spewing out the back concerned I will cook me motor trying some cheap fix, steam pockets and all. Clouds of brown steam disipating immediately, school bus and kids everywhere just lookin' ! Got it back cooled her down and still unable to open the cap so left it, expecting to see its level way down needing a decent top up tomorrow.

Snuck a peek at it now 6 hours later and the water level is full.

If this steam is from water in the exhaust from the previous engine blowin's steam - my nephews are monkies. How much steam can come from residual water in exhaust? Maybe parking it has done some good? Will check the timing and take for another run when the donut shop opens up in the morning :)

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Post by RSR 555 » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:26 am

olddog642 wrote:Cork or bentonite or what ever it is that they use to seal leaks in radiators:twisted:
God Hylton.. there's some flash backs there I bet :D
steptoe wrote:Ooh, Hylton, I dunno what bentonite is but, I guess I gotta give it to you. It goes in cooling system and is designed to seal cracks in heads and blocks and maybe even radiators.
Bentonite (Gel) is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate, generally impure clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite. Commenly used in todays market for making Drilling Mud but also perfect for stopping leaks... :)

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Post by olddog642 » Wed Aug 25, 2010 3:56 am

Yep Paul,
sure does bring back memories of hard days long ago ehehehe mixed with a little diesel. Right up the mud doctors ally

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Post by 1111giles » Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:19 am

steptoe wrote:Actually, from the smell of it, could be soap !
I wouldn't jump into the bath with it though mate !.........maybe with Toonga's new avatar bird though!:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
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Post by T'subaru » Wed Aug 25, 2010 9:49 am

olddog642 wrote:Looks like a piece of impregnated rubber that has been subjected to a high heat
Hylton:twisted:
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Post by steptoe » Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:14 pm

Hey guys, some respect for Mrs Toonga, she just broke that finger and is still on the green whistle :) She got a twin ?

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Post by steptoe » Wed Aug 25, 2010 12:23 pm

Started her up ths morn, idling away with a little bit a steam or was it just noraml exhaust? Set timing to 16 BTDC instead of 20 it is supposed to be for petrol (US speak - gas) found it was on about 24 or 25 from my initial drop dizzy in and 25 thou feeler gauge trick fires every time after fitting this way.

I had to cover rad completely with cardboard, haldf or three quarters cobverd was not enoough. Got it to run at 98 to 102 C on my digital metal temp gauge which is about three quarters on the dash gauge. I'd guess if you hit the red bit you have been blowing off water via a good pressure cap for last 5mm of gauge. get to red you frqd your engine is my guess.

Slowly , s;owly, steam stopped blowing under boost, and at idle and normal cruising over about 15km or so round and round the 'hood incase I need to push her home.

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Post by sven '2' » Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:01 pm

TOONGA wrote:
as will an...yabbie


TOONGA
...tell me more how this tasty crustacean will assist? Can you eat them afterwards?

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