anyone heard of using an egg to fix a leak in car radiator?

dont_want_to_be_in_debt

My Uncle once fixed a leak in his radiator with chewing gum as a stop gap for a short while, got us back from southend once. Also used my Aunts tights as a fan belt !

chas1937

You should be able to get Ceelit at local motor factors.It comes in small white packet and looks like small metalic flakes

wolvesinwales

I have heard of it in the past but i hate to think what damage a boiled egg or pieces of one could cause if wrapped round a water pump or thermostat.

chrisw

Porridge and egg in the radiator. A bit of bacon on the manifold and you're all set up for the day.

wolvesinwales

chrisw wrote:

Porridge and egg in the radiator. A bit of bacon on the manifold and you're all set up for the day.

That reminds me of a tale a lorry driver told me once, he was driving for kellogs and turned over on the M4 spilling cornflakes all over the road, the police arrived and said it was a milk tanker at the same spot last week we only need the sugar now.

superscotsman

I've heard of it. It is supposed to get you home, although I did read a newspaper article some years ago which said that someone got back to Britain from North Africa with an radiator plugged with an egg.

intel

Nope, But I did hear of an egg who fell off a wall and some soldiers couldn't fix him or something, Did anyone know what the outcome was

Basil_Fawlty

chas1937 wrote:

Also heard of putting in porage oats and one of my friends tried it and all he got was nice smell of porrage cooking.Thats true but there is another one called Ceelit that works as long as leaks not pouring out

But the thing with a leak is that it does pour out so what is the point in using something which isn't suitable? :rotfl:

wolvesinwales

intel wrote:

Nope, But I did hear of an egg who fell off a wall and some soldiers couldn't fix him or something, Did anyone know what the outcome was

The enquiry is ongoing centering on why the kings horses were given first go at putting it back together.

slinks

i used an egg for a temporary fix in my old mini once... it worked a treat (where radwell had failed) but it really smelled bad!!! until i got a new radiator!!!

definitely only a temp fix tho