Re: [DML] Coolant system pressure check and vacuum routing.

[mike.griese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

You have to fill the system to test it.  That is the only way you 
will be able to find where it is leaking.

--
Mike


-------------- Original message from "Tom Tait" <TTait@xxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- 


> I've just gotten my new water pump in, all new hoses etc. and am starting to 
> check the system for leaks. I'm using a pressure tester borrowed from auto 
> zone and clearly have a few leaks to find - am peaking out at 4 psi. 
> 
> Is there any difference between checking the system dry and filling it with 
> coolant before pressure testing? I'd like to avoid filling until I'm 
> reasonably sure the system is tight. 
> 
> Also - I've got a vacuum connection that's staring me in the face. The 
> large hose coming from the charcoal canister, forward toward the resister 
> pack, across the firewall to the passenger side and continuing on. Right 
> near the heater control valve there is a tee in this line with nothing 
> coming out of the bottom of the T. I didn't see any good reference on 
> Hervey's site, and I don't for the life of me remember what tied in there. 
> 
> It annoys me greatly that half of the car's vacuum system doesn't make it 
> onto the diagrams I've found. Nice that we have all the engine controls 
> documented, but a leak is a leak - is there a better reference that shows 
> ALL of the vacuum in the car? 
> 
> Tom 
> 10902 
> 

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