Harbor Freight Leakdown tester, How does it work, or is mine just FUBAR? Options

[VaccaRabite]

So I took out the new HF leak tester to play with it.

I just put on the 3/4 bank of pistons/cylinder and torqued down the head. Get N03 to TDC. Pull the tester out of the box, and the leak gauge is showing about 40% leak before I even plug it in.

OKay, so I read the instructions, as this looks like it works differently from the last tester that I used.

Directions say to hook it up to the engine. Then depresurize the regulator until the leak dial hits zero. Then it should give me a percentage loss.

Huh? There has to be somehting else I do to show the percentage loss. I have not changed the tool from setting it to zero.

Tool 1, Zach 0
Someone that has used one of these things please pipe in. What am I not doing.

Zach

[Dr Evil]

I needed my dial gauge today (that I let you use and you still have, Zach) and figured I would go to HF and see what they had. $7 and it was perfect (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) You just got to be wary. I like that they take things back pretty easily.

Zach, the engine should be ready to go in next weekend. Are you free Sun?

[VaccaRabite]

Zach, the engine should be ready to go in next weekend. Are you free Sun?

Probably.

Erin decided that the nursery needed to be repainted. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) At least she made this choice now, and not the week before she popped. I move furniture in on the 29th, so the paint has to be done by then.

Oh, and it is Easter, and I might be pulled away for familial obligations.

Sunday morning would be way easier to lock in then Sunday afternoon.

On the other hand, it is Easter. Which means I have 4 days off. Which means I should be able to get free and come up to help sometime between Friday and Monday.

Zach