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Engine additives that claim to repair questionable head gaskets should only be considered a temporary fix, at best. Nevertheless, they may occasionally be used. | Engine additives that claim to repair questionable head gaskets should only be considered a temporary fix, at best. Nevertheless, they may occasionally be used. | ||
| − | Common products include [http://www.barsproducts.com/1100.htm Bar's Leaks head gasket repair] and [http://www.rxauto.com/ Thermagasket]. Also, sodium silicate (known also as "water glass") can be used, and it's an ingredient in some commercial head gasket repair additives. It can be found at a pharmacy. | + | Common products include [http://www.barsproducts.com/1100.htm Bar's Leaks head gasket repair] and [http://www.rxauto.com/ Thermagasket]. Also, sodium silicate (known also as "water glass") can be used, and it's an ingredient in some commercial head gasket repair additives. It can be found at a pharmacy. It is incompatible with antifreeze, thus the system must be emptied before the water glass can be used. Then the system is flushed and the antifreeze replaced. |
===Head gasket re-torqueing=== | ===Head gasket re-torqueing=== | ||
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