Strange that all these simple hand made soultions are discussed. Anybody actually make any or just blue sky about them. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 2:07 PM Subject: Re: More 2.1L coolant system woes (long)
WEBTV explains it all......... Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Robert Cardo wrote: > Now here's a great idea. > > Gut an old pressure cap, thead in a Milton air coupler, and hook up the > air hose direct to your air compressor. > > Yep, a great idea. > Especially if you want to find out how much air it takes to explode > every hose and coolant fitting in the system. > > Kiss your radiator, heater cores, and your head seals good bye. > > Why didn't I think of that? > > Forget the Snap on Man and his crummy expensve precission testing > tools. > They are junk. > > I want to blow my cooling system up. > > Who let you out of your cage Eric? > > > RC > > > I made a tester by using an old cap. also. I removed the valving in the > cap, so that air would easily go in. I then added a hose from the cap to > my air compressor. This can easily over pressure the system, so you have > to be careful. > Eric > >
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