Re: vacuum leak

[i6941TB@gnn.com]

Somebody asked:

>>So the million $$ question is, how do I find the leak?

To which Human answered:

>I asked and this is what I was told (guess what, the coupe failed as
> well...)
>
>With the engine running, play an *unlit* propane torch around the vacuum
>hoses.  The leak(s) will suck propane into the manifold and cause a surge.

Ouch! That sounds scary. The Human's idea is great, but I would suggest the 
opposite approach. I once read about using the same method, only with a gas, that 
would stumble the engine. Unfortunately I don't remember what type of gas. One of 
the nobel gases, perhaps. May be He? Any chemists on the list care to comment?


Igor Kessel
the sweetheart: 200TQ, chipped and MOMO'd through out,
in Tornado "arrest-me-officer" Red;
the ex: 5000s, the EE's nightmare
Phila PA, USA
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