Some people have referred to it as rabbit turds, as it resembles a brownish, messy solution with brown, granular pellets inside. In addition to carrying pepper in my recovery box, I try to carry a small can of something called “Bars-Leaks”. A really bad leak or multiple leaks may take more. In any event, it will take about 1/2 a peppershaker’s worth to fix a leak.
I usually carry some salt and pepper in my recovery box… never know when you might get stranded and have to eat a squirrel or something. Same as the “egg whites” trick, you can add pepper to your radiator to fix a small leak. Typically it will take about 3 or 4 eggs worth, but you may need to add more depending on the size of your leak. If you happen to have some eggs with you, you can separate the yolks from the whites and add it to your radiator. Submitted by Jody Campbellīelieve it or not, egg whites will stop most pinhole radiator leaks. This tip coutesy of the 1999 Mile Marker Atlas Challenge in Morrocco Africa. While you may lose a bit of coolant from the sloshing out the top, you will have enough to get you home. Remove the radiator cap (this is the important part) as to keep the radiator from building pressure and drive carefully to safety. When the gum gets good and soft pack it into the area as tight as you can filling the air vents in the radiator and the leak. When attempting to repair a small radiator leak, pinch off the offending area as best you can and then chew a piece of gum. After about 2 or 3 folds, the tubes should be sealed enough to either stop the leak or slow it to a very slow drip. For each fold, pinch and squeeze the tube together. (Make sure they are as flat as you can make them) Finally, start rolling/folding the tube over itself. Next, pinch and close about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of the tube on each side. Clear away the cooling fins in the immediate area and cut the tubes completely in half. Find the tube or tubes that have a pinhole or tear in them. This is one of the most common ways to fix a radiator leak, although we find that this solution doesn’t necessarily stop the leak, but does slow it down enough to get it fixed more permanently. Radiator Quick Fix #1 (Needle Nose Pliers): Additionally, the items that we talk about here are the kind of things that you may already have with you during a 4×4 outing or something you can get at your local store. For those of you that do their 4-wheeling in some remote area or in some vegetated sections that typically have tree limbs that poke out, we comprised this list of a few simple tricks that can fix a radiator leak (a small one) with out having to carry a spare radiator with you.
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