10-06-2018, 04:22 PM
Thank you for the reply John.
I would rather not use Barrs except as a last resort as the cooling system has never yet been any problem and the rad has a reasonably new core.
I wondered about putting some plumbers thread sealant on the top part of the stud thread and then replacing the nut but was worried about the continuing presence of water in the head stud column.
Is it likely that the water is seeping across the gasket and then traveling up the stud to the top, in which case I presume it's a head off job again.I did lightly smear the gasket on both sides with copperslip as was advised on here and also used new nuts and washers.
I was however very cautious about not over torquing the nuts and I wondered if it might not do any harm to give the nuts another tweak and see what happens.
I'll await any further responses first and see what the majority advises and then choose my next course of action.
Many thanks again.
Graham.
I would rather not use Barrs except as a last resort as the cooling system has never yet been any problem and the rad has a reasonably new core.
I wondered about putting some plumbers thread sealant on the top part of the stud thread and then replacing the nut but was worried about the continuing presence of water in the head stud column.
Is it likely that the water is seeping across the gasket and then traveling up the stud to the top, in which case I presume it's a head off job again.I did lightly smear the gasket on both sides with copperslip as was advised on here and also used new nuts and washers.
I was however very cautious about not over torquing the nuts and I wondered if it might not do any harm to give the nuts another tweak and see what happens.
I'll await any further responses first and see what the majority advises and then choose my next course of action.
Many thanks again.
Graham.