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Date:         Sat, 8 Sep 2012 09:45:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Travis Newhouse <travisnewhouse@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Travis Newhouse <travisnewhouse@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: San Diego area: pressure tank or cap test adapters?
Comments: To: Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net>, kenwilfy@comcast.net
In-Reply-To:  <CAFNeVpEv3GeUsBWbkrusng0JYRsuiJF2nRWj7P-Ez9XpurHDJg@mail.gmail.com>
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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 >>>


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