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Regarding head gasket leaks. Now that a huge percentage of cars are ob2</div>
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complaint there must be thousands of older exhaust/tailpipe sniffers laying dormant. The same sniffers can also be used to sniff a radiator!</div>
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Tomorrow I will ask a couple of local shops. The was a unit made by Hamilton Standard that worked well.</div>
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1. Re: new commission plate and stamping (dave northrup)<br>
2. Re: Head Gasket Combustion Leak test kit recommendations<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 02:46:28 +0000<br>
From: dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com><br>
To: bill beecher <notakitcar@yahoo.com>, "triumphs@autox.team.net"<br>
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Subject: Re: [TR] new commission plate and stamping<br>
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I was told that there are now laser "engravers" who can do this<br>
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From: bill beecher <notakitcar@yahoo.com><br>
Date: 1/3/26 4:55 PM (GMT-08:00)<br>
To: dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com><br>
Subject: Re: [TR] new commission plate and stamping<br>
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Used to be able to get the stamp sets at Harbor Freight. Of course, the ?3? will be wrong.<br>
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Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 21:26:32 -0800<br>
From: Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com><br>
To: Jerry Van Vlack <jerryvvtr4a@gmail.com><br>
Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Subject: Re: [TR] Head Gasket Combustion Leak test kit recommendations<br>
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Thanks, I'll check them out.<br>
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On Fri, Jan 2, 2026 at 5:53?AM Jerry Van Vlack <jerryvvtr4a@gmail.com><br>
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> Hi Sujit,<br>
><br>
> I have experience with these type kits and they all work basically the<br>
> same by pulling gases up thru testing fluid and looking for a color change.<br>
> The multiple test claims relate to the amount of fluid in the kit. You<br>
> don't need to use much fluid for each test.<br>
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> Having said this you can also look for a blown head gasket by running the<br>
> car at idle with the radiator cap off until the thermostat opens. If when<br>
> it opens you only observe coolant flowing you're good. If coolant gets<br>
> blown out of the radiator instead of flowing that's a good indication of a<br>
> head gasket issue.<br>
><br>
> I personally like the kits with the tube and rubber bulb like this one<br>
> Amazon.com: Block Tester BT-500 Head Gasket Combustion Leak Test Kit -<br>
> Made in USA : Automotive<br>
> <<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Block-Tester-BT-500-Combustion-Leak/dp/B06VVBSFTF/ref=sr_1_3?crid=B5BELSHHE2V2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1SS7r-3wwU3Nafy7CtM28Iyi1UFhNYzuKm6VozhuZB6JmphoiObY7ydUAVFRDJojItaOxcsoWSJOvF8VBksGnRIxMIY8JVoJ92Yz3lzAb3CxD4OwrAmEZEhMSthI5Fm5zY-HNM03FtUtQ3dlNeZniiIaxbMX-RhJaMXo76JKRKe0AW4xxTjRscAG_XLxI3CAFfugOzofA4g-QoKmlQ79-sAGUEaRvYde6fnFW1zmzhM.by9KSQykThDUhsy3KNVjbccVNlPYLqEa5Qd-tQDGSlo&dib_tag=se&keywords=combustion+gas+tester+for+coolant&qid=1767361665&sprefix=Combustion+gas+%2Caps%2C3537&sr=8-3">https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBlock-Tester-BT-500-Combustion-Leak%2Fdp%2FB06VVBSFTF%2Fref%3Dsr_1_3%3Fcrid%3DB5BELSHHE2V2%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1SS7r-3wwU3Nafy7CtM28Iyi1UFhNYzuKm6VozhuZB6JmphoiObY7ydUAVFRDJojItaOxcsoWSJOvF8VBksGnRIxMIY8JVoJ92Yz3lzAb3CxD4OwrAmEZEhMSthI5Fm5zY-HNM03FtUtQ3dlNeZniiIaxbMX-RhJaMXo76JKRKe0AW4xxTjRscAG_XLxI3CAFfugOzofA4g-QoKmlQ79-sAGUEaRvYde6fnFW1zmzhM.by9KSQykThDUhsy3KNVjbccVNlPYLqEa5Qd-tQDGSlo%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3Dcombustion%2Bgas%2Btester%2Bfor%2Bcoolant%26qid%3D1767361665%26sprefix%3DCombustion%2Bgas%2B%252Caps%252C3537%26sr%3D8-3&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cb95c5582e7564ca852df08de4bd33f09%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639031567834836948%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FBsQmZ7jGVHOyM7Iwv3Y%2BQ9G%2FmzsL4tLK%2BpKB6StJH8%3D&reserved=0</a>><br>
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> You might be able to purchase a similar kit from your local auto parts<br>
> store.<br>
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> Hope this helps<br>
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> JVV<br>
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> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Sujit Roy<br>
> <triumphstag@gmail.com><br>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 1, 2026 7:10 PM<br>
> *To:* Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
> *Subject:* [TR] Head Gasket Combustion Leak test kit recommendations<br>
><br>
> I see kits on Amazon priced anywhere from 20$ up. I dont plan to test my<br>
> engine 50-100 times. What is a good inexpensive kit folks like to use.<br>
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> Sujit<br>
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> Sujit Roy<br>
> Cupertino, California<br>
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