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Subject:Re: looking for a tool to pressure test my coolant system
From:Robert Harris
Date:Fri, 3 Jun 2005 13:47:35 -0400

Mark,
I have a home-made "tool" for helping bleed the cooling system that could
probably work for your needs also.  Just buy a schraeder (tire) valve with
a surface mount fitting, and a spare burp tank cap (both should be
available at FLAPS).  Drill a hole in the top of the cap and install the
schraeder valve there.  Then you can use a bicycle pump to pressurize the
cooling system to 10psi or whatever, wait a while and see if it held
pressure.  Hope it helps.
best,
Robert H
Ithaca, NY
84 Westy - 92 EJ22

At 10:50 AM 6/3/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>has anyone been there done that?
>
>I assume that you take off the burp tank cap and install the pressure
>tester there.
>
>Has someone found a tool that works go for this and installs on the Burp
>Tank?
>
>Can it be found at a flaps?
>
>Mark