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Subject:Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:38:47 -0400

Smoke testers are real nice for finding vacuum and vapor line leaks.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 10:41 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.

On 6/26/2012 6:23 PM, neil n wrote:
> The TB seal may have been leaking.

Hi, don't you test for intake leaks with spray carb cleaner ?
that's the common way to find intake leaks on a running engine.
  Or listen with a listening hose, that's very effective too.

I have found as many as 8 to 10 tiny air intake leaks from TB, to plenum, to
intake runner boots, to the the heads.

one MUST chase down any and all intake leaks, no matter how small, if they
want the engine to do everything right.