How K-Seal stopped a train in it’s cracks!
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We wanted to share this e-mail (without any alterations). To fill you in on the background; several months ago we sent 12 bottles of K-Seal HD to Mike Millward, diesel train enthusiast and technical officer for the Class 37 Loco Group. This is what he sent to us a few days ago:
“About time I bought you up to speed with the K-Seal in an English Electric Diesel engine saga. We put half of what you supplied into the engine last September and over a two-day period the engine was run up to temperature several times. Then we had a major electrical fault and repairs took a couple of months over last (very cold) winter. We also replaced the engine oil with fresh as the condition of the old oil was very bad. Anyway, this year the locomotive has successfully and reliably worked all required diagrams at the Mid Norfolk Railway with absolutely no loss of coolant at all, no coolant has got into the oil via the cylinder liner seals or appeared at any of the usual pipe joint suspects. The K-seal appears to be doing its job as described. I am happy with it, the Committee of the Class 37 Loco Group is happy and so far it has saved us an engine strip-down to replace the ‘liner seals. I have attached a photo of the loco at Dereham on 10th Sept 2011, prior to working a train to Wymondham. I would like to thank you and the company for your assistance in helping to look after 37003 and I will keep you updated as and when thing do (or don’t) happen.”