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   From: csr684@NOTyahoo.com   
      
   micky wrote:   
   > In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 08 Apr 2021 22:46:39 -0400, micky   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>> Or try the smoke tester.   
   >> I think we talked about this last year, but I was not despairing yet.   
   >> They have one for sale for 100, another for 120, and one for 900.  WRT   
   >> rental, autozone and advance don't have it, but there was a PepBoys   
   >> page, so I called the local Pepboys and he knew almost nothing about it.   
   >> I called maybe a bigger Pepboys and he didnt' either but he asked   
   >> someone and indded they have such a machine.  He didn't even know how   
   >> much it costs, but the web page said $30.   Well worth it if it works. I   
   >> hope they have someone there who stills knows how to use it.   And they   
   >> want two hours.  Maybe more.  I guess I can just go and keep busy.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>> I've never used one, but have read of   
   >>> other people using them and sounds like in principle it would work.   
   >> Yes, it does.   
   >   
   > There certainly are a lot of videos about car repair. I haven't watched   
   > it yet but this one is about how to make your own smoke machine!  "Easy   
   > and fun to build"  What could be better than that.   
   >   
   > I'm sure it's satisfying to make a good video and have people watch it,   
   > but do they also make money somehow?   
   >   
      
   A smoke machine is handy but you can do the same testing on a running   
   car with a can of carb cleaner. The idea with the smoke is that it will   
   pressurize everything and the smoke leaks out, It won't show internal   
   leaks though.   
      
   I built a paint can style a long time ago, it works. For a cheap smoker   
   you don't need much really, just a can to hold a smoldering fuel source   
   a hose to connect to the vehicle and a small air source to push the   
   smoke. Even a cheap aquarium pump will do that. You want between 1/2 and   
   1 psi of pressure as higher pressures can damage EVAP parts. A cheap way   
   to get that is a BBQ regulator. Fuel wise I've seen people use the same   
   materials that beekeepers put in their smokers, and even seen people rig   
   those up to work as well.   
      
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