Some background....in '72 or '73 a magazine I bought had an article on
leak down testing and how to make one from common parts available from
any Sears. I seem to recall that the tester was in the $15-20 range.
I never got around to doing anything about it but a buddy's TR6 is
blowing a lot of smoke and we wanted to try the leakdown test on it.
I of course don't have the article anymore ( even though I know I had it
when I moved to Georgia in '81 ) but I want to try to make my own. Any
ideas?
I seem to recall that I needed a gauge ( have one already from my
plumbing days ) and some fittings and the adaptor to go in the plug hole.
Is that all I would need? Now the big question...I remember that there
was a chart in the mag on what would be an acceptable 'leak'....anyone
have any facts on what would be acceptable?
Thanks...as usual I've probably left out about half what I needed to put
in here...please bear with me.
Hugh R. McAleer
Jonesboro, GA
'68 TR 250, owned since 1980
'71 Stag '73 Stag
75 TR7 Victory Edition
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