Hi Ken,

Thanks for the tip.  Are you talking about the tapered, cone-shaped
adapter for air mattresses?  I can see how that could pump up the
system with pressure.  How do you monitor the pressure and watch for
leakdown?

Thanks,
Travis

On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote:
> The test that I have been more interested in is the ability for the
> cap to release pressure.  Not holding pressure is the least explosive
> of possible outcomes.  I guess you can test the cap that way by
> pushing it past 14 psi and see if it goes back to 14?  Or is this
> risky to your cooling system?
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 3:36 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
> <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>> You can easily and cheaply make your own.  Just buy a hand bicycle pump
>> from Walmart with a gauge on it.  Be sure it has the adapter needed to blow
>> up air mattresses.  Now use this adapter with a short piece of hose to the
>> nipple on your pressure cap.  Pump up the coolant system to 14 psi for the
>> test.  The cap has a check valve in it that should allow you to pump up the
>> pressure.  If it won't hold any pressure then replace the cap with a new
>> "blau" brand one.  Other brands are junk even when new.  Now you have a
>> pressure tester for probably $10 or less.  Have fun.
>>
>> Ken Wilford
>> John 3:16
>> www.vanagain.com
>> On Sep 7, 2012 2:35 PM, "Travis Newhouse" <travisnewhouse@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi.  Does anyone in the San Diego area have a coolant pressure tank or
>>> pressure cap adapters to use with a pressure tester?  I'd be happy to
>>> rent them from someone for a couple days.  Please let me know.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Travis Newhouse
>>> Encinitas, CA
>>>