Nothing dumb, other than using a highly flammable liquid/vapor to check for vacuum leaks.  All it takes is one ignition source and vwooom!

Saw it for myself back when I was a lowly mechanic at a VW shop in Leucadia, CA.  Spray... Spray... Vwooom...  Look Ma, no eyebrows.  

Laughed till I cried... Especially since it was the service writer!

A "million" times Scott?  If you did it 10 times a day, it would take you 270+ years to do a million times   ;-)

Cheers, 

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:58 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.

On 6/27/2012 6:59 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> thanks, Jeff, for answering the question I had.  My intuition was 
> correct.  mcneely
>
> ---- Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> I've known several mechanics who went without eyebrows for awhile 
>> using the carb cleaner method...
>>
>>
We're they doing something dumb, like spraying into an opening with flame in it ?
I've used the carb spray method about a million times - never an issue.