sks19.del Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I got radiator leak and put "Radiator Stop Leak" in the radiator. After some time my car started overheating. I replaced my radiator, thermostat and water pump, but the problem is still there. While changing water pump I saw Stop leak clogged many of the circulations and cleaned where ever possible. I already drained my cooling system 4 times, but it still overheats. I am sure there’s no blown head gasket, its just clogging in cooling system/engine. So is there any solution which can remove the stop leak clogging. I know there are some liquids available in the market which are not effective. I saw one posting by GM Dealer to clean cooling system. It was old posting so not sure the solution to clean cooling system is still available in market and it is effective for Stop Leak clogging also. Please suggest any solution… Following is the link for GM dealer solution, I put in 2 lines as it was giving error so please combine it http://www.geocities. com/b_gillie/TSB990602012.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 One thing that help is when you dont make 7 threads for the same thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lceah Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 hm...replace the clogged circulations in the cooling system? I don't know of a liquid for it...maybe someone else will know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sks19.del Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Sorry for multiple threads, actually it was giving error while posting thread. So I tried more than once and when I got successful message and returned to discussion I saw it posted all the attempts. So is it possible that engine can also be clogged with stop leak. Someone was saying abt pressure cleaning whats that?? Some mechanics says replace coolent untill it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Matteu Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 It would really help if you told us what you put in your cooling system, and yes, you need to be more specific than "radiator stop-leak". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sks19.del Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 I put 2 bottles of BARS stop leak in radiator. I am getting my coolent color changed every time I flush my cooling system. Is there anything else which can cause coolent color change like bad headgasket or broken head?? I am running my car without thermostat now and it doesn't overheat 15/20 min drive but after long drive when i stop car it starts overheating and overflow coolent. There's no coolent loss or any type of oil/coolant mixup. Someone told it can be due to exhaust gases coming in radiator. Please suggest what else could be the problem?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_stealth Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 i would completely tear apart your cooling system and find out exactly what needs replaced. radiator stop leak is garbage, and u shouldn't ever double up. i'd buy a new/used radiator also. u can check junk yards if you're short on funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm0keyouwith my acc0rd Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 buy this stuff called engine flush u can get it at any advanced auto/autozone/napa wateva store you prefer run that stuff threw i ran into a problem like yours with my 92 accord but after i ran that stuff through change the coolant again and it should be fine it worked for me do it should work for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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