Will rad weld fix p gasket leak temporarily?

I'm due to go away in a week and need the car to get me there, though the p gasket is weeping.

Thanks to work and 13 hour days I'm going to find it very hard to find time to repair it properly before we go let alone get the parts quickly too.

So would radweld fix it up well enough to keep me going for 2 weeks until I can do it properly?

not sure on the rad weld idea mite be worth ago? mines been leaking to for about 2weeks now and like you i'm to busy to do it yet i keep topping up the water and it doesnt seem to be getting any worse

It's not worth the risk of using radweld. If you aint got time to fix it yerself, take it to a garage.

ratty said:

It's not worth the risk of using radweld. If you aint got time to fix it yerself, take it to a garage.

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What's the risk of using it?

+ whats a garage likely to charge to replace it ? :-s

81 views and no more input?!?!

Radweld clogged ya engine up and int worth the risk of a blown head gasket.

dunt use radweld use K-Seal

Flex said:

What's the risk of using it?

+ whats a garage likely to charge to replace it ? :-s

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The risk of using it is that the gasket could let go completely and lose all the water. There's then the chance that by the time you have noticed the change on the temp gauge it will of already cooked your engine and fooked it right up..

ratty said:

It's not worth the risk of using radweld. If you aint got time to fix it yerself, take it to a garage.

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coz we have nothing more to add.

I have got 2 300's in the workshop at the moment that both carried on driving with leaking "p" gaskets, 1 needs 2 pistons and a warped head skimming to put right, the other needs a new head as it has cracked after warping so much. Even though you top up the header tank it still requires the rad and the thermostat housing to be bled otherwise you have a very costly air lock in the top of the engine. Get it done as soon as possable.

How much is it leaking?
Does it stop when the motor warms up?
Things like chemi-weld are more for cracked heads, etc, rather than a deteriorated head gasket. Some people have had adverse reactions with other products by not removing the coolant first. Some brands will gel when mixed with coolant and block up your whole cooling system.
I ran a motor for over a year with a weeping head gasket without any adverse affects, but it would depend on how much coolant you are losing.

Ok thanks for the input to all.

The stuff I was looking at using was Holts Radweld Plus 250ml

Says it's suitable for many types of leaks and even mentions water pump gaskets on the back.

I will take advice on board but like I say I am desperately short on time and money also at the minute.