[SEL] Repair of old copper water tank

[Steve W.]

Plain old ground pepper does the same thing.
If you have a gas tank leak and want to stop it fast a neat trick is to 
rub a bar of ivory soap on the leak. The ingredients in the ivory react 
with the gas and swell to stop the leak. I used this one on an old Jeep 
once and the "temporary" repair held for 3 weeks!

tamatea whanau wrote:
> An old trick for leaking radiators was to add a small amount of  curry
> powder to block up minor leaks it swells after it heats have tried this and
> it works. brent nz
> 
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> Hi Paul,
> The simplest way I can think of, and probably closest to what a farmer 100
> years ago would use, is to get some dried horse manure, crumble it and mix a
> little into the tank while the engine is hot and running.  If you don't
> have a
> horse, go to the auto parts store and buy some Barrs Leak, a brand of  stop
> leak that I suspect will do about as well as horse manure.
> 
> Glad to be of help.
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/18/2007 6:11:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> paulmaples at sbcglobal.net writes:
> 
> Folks it  looks like I will be coming into possession of an old copper hot
> water tank  that I want to polish up and use for a cooling tank for my 1905
> Stover 5 HP  Engine. I have not got the tank yet but was just wondering if
> there
> is any  small corrosion holes in it what would be the best way to repair
> it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
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Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York
NRA Member
Pacifism - The theory that if they'd fed
Jeffrey Dahmer enough human flesh,
he'd have become a vegan.