CYLINDER LEAK-DOWN TESTER

[BoostFab]

did someone ask about where to buy one? i saw this and it's not bad of a price, (of course making your own doesn't count lol)http://www.harborfreight.com/c...=4317

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...94190

[mello88]

I got mine off of ebay a while ago for about $60 shipped, it's a dual gauge pretty similar to what you posted. To anyone who doesn't have one yet, but already owns an air compressor, I would definitely suggest picking one up.

The Leak down tester has became one of my favorite tools to use during rebuild. You can pressure check all kinds of things: Combustion chambers (of course), intake manifolds, coolant system, oil system, fuel system, etc.. It's always nice to be able to catch a leak when the motor's on the stand instead of in the car blasting down the highway.

Edit: If you remove the gauges and swap their position, you can monitor the pressure inside of the test chamber. The leak % gauge still works fine this way too. The way the tester comes the pressure gauge will show you input pressure only so it's hard to dial in a "specific" test pressure without screwing with the tank regulator.

[ATpossible]

FYI: its down to $30. i just got an email today or the other day for it. down 50% is pretty damn good. i hear they honor the interenet prices so if you go down there and they don't have it down has $30 dollars there then u just have to show a printed page off the internet.

[Sil240]

Hey,Why don't you check your local Autoparts store.They might have it for rental, you get your $$ back after your done.