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03-26-2018, 08:33 PM | #1 |
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Cylinder Leak Down Tester
Does anyone have a picture of or a diagram for a leak down tester? Hard to find one using the search function.
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03-26-2018, 08:51 PM | #2 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
Here Vic
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03-26-2018, 08:59 PM | #3 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
Try again
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03-26-2018, 10:03 PM | #4 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
All aircraft mechanics have them. You can buy one from several sources.
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03-26-2018, 10:49 PM | #5 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
Have you tried JEGS, Summit, Amazon? Local auto parts stores or best of all check with your friends or club members you can borrow one and get educated on it's use.
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03-27-2018, 12:45 AM | #6 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
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03-27-2018, 05:15 PM | #8 |
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Harbor freight 32 bucks with coupon
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03-27-2018, 07:12 PM | #9 |
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Made this one years ago works great. Just leave the gauge as is and read it backwards...so
100 PSI = 0% leakdown 90 PSI = 10 % leakdown 80 PSI = 20% leakdown and so on Last edited by Phil Brown; 03-27-2018 at 07:28 PM. |
03-27-2018, 09:54 PM | #10 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
That is what I did. Does the job.
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03-28-2018, 09:54 AM | #11 |
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K&L, Snap-on, Matco.
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03-28-2018, 03:33 PM | #12 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
Factory leak down tester came with the car--- the hand crank.
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03-29-2018, 12:00 PM | #13 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
Thanks for the replies. I think that I will just get one at H-F next time I am there. I had made up one years ago but used the old spark plug to make an engine lift thing.
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03-29-2018, 09:11 PM | #14 |
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I just went to hf and bought one. Found an old plug ground the metal around the porcelain away, piped it out drilled the inside out to 1/2” and tapped it for the 14X1.5 MM adopter in the kit. Now I’m ready to go.
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03-30-2018, 12:13 PM | #15 |
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Re: Cylinder Leak Down Tester
There you go. Mine doesnt even have a gauge - old regulator that leaks slowly so hook it up and let it build pressure and see where it comes out. Generally doesnt take much time and its normal to eventually blow past the rings. Just if its immediate thats not good.
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