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On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:03:57 -0400, BQ340
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On 3/20/2013 9:49 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:


That's interesting, and I'm sure it's faster to use than the old ones.
From what he demonstrated, though, I see no way to identify ring
versus valve problems. I guess you could run the test wet as well with
that rig, but it's a different animal.

You could pump mine up with a bicycle pump, if you had to, but I
always had a little compressor handy.



You would use a stethoscope to locate where the leak is.

Valve leaks you would hear in the exhaust or carb. Ring leaks you would
hear in the dipstick tube.


MikeB


It's very interesting and it looks slick. I'm sure one would be on my
Christmas list if I were 45 years younger. d8-)

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