RE: vacuum leak detector

["Mike Miller (Volt Comp)" <a-mikemi@microsoft.com>]

I just made a tool for about $8 out of a rubber hose cap (like 3 in dia
- used for capping off PVC) and a tire valve. The tire valve is one of
the kind with the rubber that expands when you tighten a nut. Unplug the
hose from the airbox and put it inside of this and tighten the clamp -
it holds to at least 25 psi. I used a compressor to pressurize. Suppose
a bike pump would also work. Interesting that after 5 minutes when I
opened the oil filler, I bled off pressure still. Just backing off a
hose clamp screw 1/2 turn on the IC to IM hose produced a very noticable
leak.

mike miller - seattle,wa
91 200q

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>From: 	owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net on behalf of fjbauer@dsavm.e-mail.com
>Sent: 	Thursday, October 31, 1996 2:33 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	vacuum leak detector
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>Frank J. Bauer                                    (818)295-4108
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>dassault systemes of America     email:fjbauer@dsavm.e-mail.com
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>Subject: vacuum leak detector
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>in the latest (december 96) european car on page 35:
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>vacuum leak detector
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>gearbox grannie's
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>492 w second st, suite 204
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>xenia, oh 45385
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>(513)372-1541
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>"now you can own the tool professional technicians use to identify elusive
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>vacuum leaks."
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>looks like a hose with a wand at one end and a screw-on propane valve at the
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>other end, no price given.
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>a month earlier and we could have saved some bandwidth.
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>good night now...
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>frank
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