A long time ago, most cars used circulating water in radiators to cool the engines. These were semi-open systems that require radiators to be periodically topped up with water.
From time to time, a radiator may develop tiny holes or cracks so that the water leaked out. Obviously this will be bad because the engine will overheat, so the radiator need to be repaired or replaced, which will cost oodles of money.
In Malaysia at that time, some motorists used an extremely silly but kinda workable solution to fix a leaky radiator. They take cow dung (no kidding) and dropped that into the radiator. Apparently, the dung is made out of very fine particles and these will disperse themselves to fill and successfully clog up and stop the leaky bits. A radiator will then be sufficiently "fixed" to get a car moving to where it will need to go. This sounds like a temporarily solution, but it was actually used as a medium to long-term fix. Even mechanics will use this method for small leaks.
I assume that cow dung was more widely available to be easily at hand for use back then.
From time to time, a radiator may develop tiny holes or cracks so that the water leaked out. Obviously this will be bad because the engine will overheat, so the radiator need to be repaired or replaced, which will cost oodles of money.
In Malaysia at that time, some motorists used an extremely silly but kinda workable solution to fix a leaky radiator. They take cow dung (no kidding) and dropped that into the radiator. Apparently, the dung is made out of very fine particles and these will disperse themselves to fill and successfully clog up and stop the leaky bits. A radiator will then be sufficiently "fixed" to get a car moving to where it will need to go. This sounds like a temporarily solution, but it was actually used as a medium to long-term fix. Even mechanics will use this method for small leaks.
I assume that cow dung was more widely available to be easily at hand for use back then.