deanransford1,
Any reply to your question would be fraught with dangers.
You don't say how old the boiler is, whether the leak is on the heat exchanger casting, what materials are involved etc etc.
I would say don't try, get a specialist is who can deal with emergencies if it goes belly-up.
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