[s-cars] Pressure Tester-Doofus

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

Chris,

Thanks a million for the pic.  

I assume that the smaller diameter portion of your piece fits
inside the OEM MAF to Turbo Inlet hose and is secured with a
hose clamp?

-m


---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:18:30 -0700 (PDT)
>From: chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> 
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Pressure Tester-Doofus  
>To: manuelsanchez at starpower.net, s-car-list at audifans.com
>
>Manny,
>
>Here is a link to a pic of what I built for testing at the
inlet of
>the MAF hose.
>
>http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v48/chrisanjenn/Audi%20S4/?action=view&current=Press_Test_3.jpg
>
>Later I added an adapter and 2" pvc pipe so I could test using
>the turbo to crossover pipe hose, but I dont have a photo of it.
>
>HTH
>Chris
>
>
>--- manuelsanchez at starpower.net wrote:
>
>> S-heads,
>> 
>> Anyone have a pic of their tester? I tried and failed to get
>> any pressure in my system, so I'm hoping it's my poor
>> construction of the PVC stuff and not a massive leak somewhere.
>> 
>> After spending 30 min in the Home Depot PVC aisle I didn't
>> walk away with what I wanted.
>> 
>> I managed to find bits that I think have plugged the following:
>> "Y" shaped pressure hose at intake manifold/ISV valve
>> that small hose that connects to the valve cover near the oil
>> cap. I have used a hose clamp to fasten the thing I've crammed
>> into each of these places to stop the air.
>> 
>> Now for the fun part.  I was hoping to find a piece of PVC
>> pipe that would fit INSIDE the hose that directly connects to
>> the MAF. That way I would be sure of a good fit because I
>> could use a hose clamp to seal the connection. Unfortunately I
>> could not find that, the 3" PVC pieces are too large to fit
>> inside that OEM hose. I could only find stuff that fit over
>> the OUTSIDE of the OEM hose, thus creating only a friction fit.
>> 
>> I bored a hole and placed a schrader valve in there. Filled my
>> compressor to 60 psi and shut it off. Set the valve to only
>> supply 15 psi of pressure thru the system and began.
>> 
>> I drained the tank without registering a blip on the boost
gauge. 
>> 
>> So I'm hoping for a pic someone has of what they used and how
>> they set things up. This seems so simple it's pissing me off
>> that I've F'ed it up.
>> 
>> -Manny "more that slightly peeved" Sanchez
>> immobile UrS6 Avant
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