[Healeys] A bit of tuning advice

[Richard Ewald]

Trust me when I say that water does not always find vacuum leaks.  Or bad
plug wires for that matter.
Go ahead, ask me how I know this.

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Don Hardie <healeynut at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> Water in a plastic spray bottle does the job without any of the aforesaid
> problems.
>
> Don
> NSW OZ
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Richard Ewald <richard.ewald at gmail.com>
> *To:* Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> *Cc:* Paul Leeks <Paull at glasgows.co.uk>; healeys at autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Thu, 1 July, 2010 12:16:44 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] A bit of tuning advice
>
> That is actually how is it supposed to be done.  Professional mechanics use
> a tool that screws on top of a small (hand held) propane bottle with a hose
> and a push button.  Put the hose near the area you want to check for a
> vacuum leak and push the button.  Idle changes = leak.
> This is far safer than the commonly use spray carb cleaner or WD-40 all
> over
> the engine.  I have seen more than one guy set an engine on fire that way.
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:
>
> > Jezus, are you out of your mind, highly dangerous with sparks from the
> > distributor around and possible blow back. Use a bit of WD40 instead, but
> > still be carefull.
> > Kees Oudesluijs
> > NL
> >
> > Martin Jansen wrote:
> >
> >> A quick way to check for intake leak -while engine is running take a
> >> welder's
> >> torch or a propane torch turn the acetylene gas or propane gas do not
> >> light,
> >> run the nozzle around the carb connections and around the intake
> manifold
> >> connections. If engine speed increase you have a leak.
> >>
> >>
> >> Happy Healeying,  Marty  www.jule-enterprises.com
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