radiators and w/pump seal pellets?

Don't do it unless you are stranded out in the bush!

The experts ? from Nat-Rad are right. You will have overheating problems in hot weather if it is left in.
If you do use it you will still have to have the radiator cleaned out and rodded/repaired.

I have to second what Dave says,the quick fix will only lead to more serious problems down the track.I once used them to fix a leaking welsh plug only to have
the plug develop a half inch hole a few days later.-Steve L.

Hi dogart,

As the others have said, I wouldn't use it unless you have to, having said that, I did seal a cracked head in my last 4by and it lasted 3 years with Bars Leaks. The active compound only seals a leak when there is Oxygen available so it shouldn't block any internal galleries unless you run low on water. It use to continually block my radiator filter, so I removed that, but I had no problems with it blocking the radiator core.
The short answer is to replace the water pump.
Good Luck

Chaz

Wolf,
That product is an EMERGENCY fix only. Its designed to get you out of trouble. The idea is to get rid of it as soon as possible and get the damage repaired.
Dont leave it in or your wallet will feel alot lighter soon.
Cheers Angelo

water pumps arnt that dear. another thing to try is to drop the water until it is just above the fins of the radiator (wont affect cooling) and have no water in the overflow. I stopped my pump from leaking like this and changed it 14k later

Obviously you are now aware that this would be a huge mistake.

Now to the next problem...........how to fix it...........Is the leak coming from the gasket area or from out of the bearing??

If its from the gasket area then its easily fixed with some gasket goo............Any decent liquid gasket goo in a tube will do the job...........I have found it works just as well as a proper paper or calk gasket and for anything from water to oil to petrol.

If it is the bearings then its time for a new water pump and dont even think about being scabby..........fact is that that is an early warning sign its about to completely colapse...........if that happens when ur out the back of no where then ur in trouble.

Also when putting the new one on...........make sure u dont over tighten the fan belt as that will cause the bearings to stuff up much quicker.

Ask any mechanic to show u how much tension.........it will take them 2 seconds and they wont charge for it.

Cheers.