Vacuum Leak

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Frank J. Bauer                                                                  
dassault systemes of America     email:fjbauer@dsavm.e-mail.com                 
Subject: Vacuum Leak                                                            

> Now Ive heard it all! Propane to find vacuum leaks!                           
> Talk about legalities on what we post on the net!                             
>
> How about what every good mechanic uses, carb cleaner!                        

i have seen a tool designed specifically for locating vacuum leaks.             
(can't remember where, but it was an automotive tool store or catalog)          
it consists of a regulator that screws onto a PROPANE tank with a hose          
going to a wand.                                                                
given the choice between releasing a cloud of atomized volatile fuel and        
releasing a controlled stream of propane, i'll take the latter.                 
(this is not to say that i haven't used the the old douse-the-engine-with-      
flammable-fluid-and-listen trick  =8)                                           
frank