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

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  • 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
    chas1937 Posts: 160 Forumite
    You should be able to get Ceelit at local motor factors.It comes in small white packet and looks like small metalic flakes
  • 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.
    WHOOOOSHHHHHHHHH……..
    Blimey what was that ?
    That was your life mate
    Oh I wasn’t quite ready can I have another go ?
    Sorry mate only one per person.
  • chrisw
    chrisw Posts: 3,790 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Porridge and egg in the radiator. A bit of bacon on the manifold and you're all set up for the day.
  • 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.
    WHOOOOSHHHHHHHHH……..
    Blimey what was that ?
    That was your life mate
    Oh I wasn’t quite ready can I have another go ?
    Sorry mate only one per person.
  • 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.
    Small change can often be found under seat cushions.
    Robert A Heinlein
  • intel
    intel Posts: 6,404 Forumite
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    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 :confused:
  • 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:
    spacey :)
  • 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 :confused:

    The enquiry is ongoing centering on why the kings horses were given first go at putting it back together.
    WHOOOOSHHHHHHHHH……..
    Blimey what was that ?
    That was your life mate
    Oh I wasn’t quite ready can I have another go ?
    Sorry mate only one per person.
  • slinks
    slinks Posts: 698 Forumite
    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 :)
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