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Old 02-11-2009, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by crusin92red5.0
does that actually work? and its safe on the engine?
Sure does work I've used it on my car and my friends RX7, he had a bad vacuum leak on the underside of his intercooler and it found it.

As far as it being safe, it's safe to breath so I can't imagine how it would hurt an engine.
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Old 02-11-2009, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by q8stang
can someone please tell me more of this smoke test from shops? i know people who blow cigarette smoke to find leaks but never heard of a machine that does it?!? any links
it's just a machine that you creates smoke. You pull a vaccum hose and hook thee machine into it turn it on and look. Some have a light that helps you see the smoke. You can use them for oil leak, vaccum leaks, exhaust leaks, and evap leaks.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....re&dir=catalog
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Old 02-11-2009, 10:25 PM
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I've seen them used to find gaps in weatherstripping around doors as well.
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Old 02-11-2009, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicBlueFiveSlow
Sure does work I've used it on my car and my friends RX7, he had a bad vacuum leak on the underside of his intercooler and it found it.

As far as it being safe, it's safe to breath so I can't imagine how it would hurt an engine.

alright, i have a friend that has one, i might just give it a shot. . if not i'll just build one
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