Alright, I know some of you have heard of putting pepper in a radiator to repair a small leak. Well, I had a small leak...but not in the radiator, in the gasket between the timing cover and the block and it would pool up about an ounce of water over a week...not really a bad leak more of a seep (should have replaced that gasket when I had the chance) Anyway, I put a tablespoon of pepper in the radiator and now, not a trace of water after a week of running the car over 200 miles. So, since the pepper helped seal up my leak, I'm curious if anyone else has done this and how long this little trick worked for? Any adverse effects of this trick? I know I will eventually need to replace the gasket proper, but as long as this holds up, why not run it?
On a related note, I took my thermostat out this past summer because it failed, and i never put a new one in, I also put in a 2 row aluminum radiator, i went to work this morning in the stang (35 degrees outside) and when I started going down the road, my temp dropped below 100 and my heater almost started blowing cold.....guess i need to get to autozone and get myself a 170 degree thermostat, lol.
On a related note, I took my thermostat out this past summer because it failed, and i never put a new one in, I also put in a 2 row aluminum radiator, i went to work this morning in the stang (35 degrees outside) and when I started going down the road, my temp dropped below 100 and my heater almost started blowing cold.....guess i need to get to autozone and get myself a 170 degree thermostat, lol.