 Best Fluid To use For Vac Leak Test, A simple question |
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| Eric Taylor |
 Dec 1 2004, 06:01 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770  |
Hey all, I'm gona be testing vac leaks here in a little bit and I was wondering what fluid to use to test it. I thought it was break cleaner, but I also thought I heard that it was to flamable to use, I also heard water, but I also heard that dosn't do anything, so basically i'm curious as to what is a safe liquid to use when testing vac leaks?
Thanks, Eric |
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| TimT |
Dec 1 2004, 07:21 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
I use Berrymans Carb cleaner, Yo can use anything that will change the note of the engine when it finds a leak ether... gumout
ie something combustible |
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| Bleyseng |
Dec 1 2004, 07:21 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Safe? Hell, I always have used starting fluid but use just alittle bit at a time instead of spraying the crap all over. If its a vacuum leak the rpms go up if you spray alot you get so much in the engine compartment the rpms go up anyway.
Geoff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| redshift |
Dec 1 2004, 07:27 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Yeah on the carb cleaner... if yu can fix a little extension straw thing in it, like WD-40 has, do it... and just a tap here... wait.... tap there... wait..
Instead of all that, you could put blue dye in the oil, and plug your pipes with a tater.. all you have to do is wait. HAH! M |
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| qa1142 |
Dec 1 2004, 07:34 PM
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Whiplash Group: Members Posts: 1,514 Joined: 1-June 04 From: Lake Zurich, Illinois Member No.: 2,140 |
I use propane torch (not lit). RPM increases and pin-point accuracy
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