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Old 11-17-2004, 12:35 AM
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i thought this was useful
http://www.vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.html
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Old 11-17-2004, 12:43 AM
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nice find....added to my favorites :P
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Old 11-17-2004, 12:48 AM
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great quick way to test
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Old 11-17-2004, 01:00 AM
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Good idea. a cig also works.
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Old 11-17-2004, 05:13 AM
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a smoke bomb would work too. you put the smoke bomb in the air intake and cover up the open end with tape and then check for smoke at the connectors.
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Old 11-17-2004, 05:23 AM
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I wouldn't think that it would. You would ahve to put a flaming item in your intake, and then the smoke wouldn't be pressureized, so I wouldn't think enough would come out that could be noticed, unless there was some gaping hole from an unplugged sensor or something.

The cig works on a calm day with the fan off, this device is worht the $, IMO, if you ahve a leak problem.
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Old 11-17-2004, 05:28 AM
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oh by cig i thought you meant a ciggarette, so i figured a smoke bomb would be more visible cause of more smoke. whats a cig?
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Old 11-17-2004, 05:42 AM
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I meant cigarette, but outside the pipes . Just putting them cear the couplings will move the smoke on a calm day.

It is kinda like finding cabin leaks. They used pressurized smoke at some shops. The machine is a little expensive though.
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