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"Burt Squareman" ) writes: > See link below for a practical method. What you want is > to put some volume of air into a fully shut cylinder and > listen at the oil cap, oil dipstick, radiator, muffler, or > throttle body. > > http://www.geocities.com/dsmgrrrl/FAQs/leakdown.htm > listen with a lenth of hose stuck in one ear? assume one could, like checking for a tire leak, also use soapy water or maybe spray on some oil and look for visual evidence of air flow? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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Cheers guys, I'll give it a go before I remove the head again.
I should have known there would have been problems, this job went perfectly smoothly from beginning to end, not one rusty bolt or problematic part, as I was bolting down the last head bolts I was thinking, "blody hell, this is easier than changing brake pads or something" Doh. |
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