REFLECTOR:Fuel Tank Leak Tests

Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:25:09 EDT

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Whilst checking my tanks for leaks, I developed a method for getting a 
'little more pressure than I could blow by mouth.  

I purchased a bag of those big party balloons. I found that 1 balloon did not 
supply any more pressure than I could blow by mouth, so I put one balloon 
inside another and filled the inner with an air compressor.  That supplied a nice 
constant pressure without the risk of blowing up the tanks. It also minimizes 
the leaking through the balloon skin. 

This allowed me to find the few pinhole leaks pretty quickly by myself. It 
also helps make sure the fuel caps are sealing correctly if you insure all other 
outlets are clamped off. 

Kurt Winker

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t supply any more pressure than I could blow by mouth, so I put one balloon=20=
inside another and filled the inner with an air compressor.&nbsp; That suppl=
ied a nice constant pressure without the risk of blowing up the tanks. It al=
so minimizes the leaking through the balloon skin. <BR>
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This allowed me to find the few pinhole leaks pretty quickly by myself. It a=
lso helps make sure the fuel caps are sealing correctly if you insure all ot=
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Kurt Winker</FONT></HTML>

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