[MR2] Back yard blown head gasket tester.

[Bob Schultz]

The list I got it from was the IATN...

IATN.com

Seem like a reliable group of guys

-----Original Message-----
From: DAVIES, BARRY S (BARRY) [mailto:barry.davies at alcatel-lucent.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:08 PM
To: Bob Schultz; 'Benn'
Cc: 'MR2 DL'
Subject: RE: [MR2] Back yard blown head gasket tester.

We won't shoot you, but we might have you breath one or the other......
Anyone up for trying this with a suspected HG failure?
Barry
 

-----Original Message-----
From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of Bob
Schultz
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 7:36 AM
To: 'Benn'
Cc: 'MR2 DL'
Subject: Re: [MR2] Back yard blown head gasket tester.

So I added a two... so shoot me... :-P



-----Original Message-----
From: Benn [mailto:benn at sonic.net]
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 10:24 AM
To: Bob Schultz
Subject: Re: [MR2] Back yard blown head gasket tester.

CO and CO2 ain't the same.  Nonetheless, it sounds like it just might
work--detecting CO of course.  Very cute.  I wonder if it could also give a
false positive with various coolant additives, though.  Worth a test (before

you look for a job, of course.)
Benn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Schultz" <bob-schultz at comcast.net>
To: "'Supras'" <supras at supras.com>; "'MR2 DL'" <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 6:56 AM
Subject: [MR2] Back yard blown head gasket tester.


>I was on one of my other forums. I know I should get a job.
>
>
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> Anyway someone there came up with a good idea for a homemade gas analyzer.
>
> He took an old Home style CO2 tester like this
>
> First Alert CO400 Battery Powered Carbon Monoxide Alarm
>
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> A Lisle 22150 Spill-Free Funnel (Google that one)
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> Install the funnel, place tester inside and cover the whole thing with a
> plastic bag to seal it.
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> Run the car, if the alarm goes off. be alarmed, something is pumping CO2
> into your coolant.
>
> I thought it was a good idea and there were plenty of other mechanics that
> praised his ingenuity .
>
> I assume this would be a reliable test.
>
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