The hose works like a mechanics stethoscope. Any sound made near the
end if the hose will be transmitted right to your ear. It makes it
really easy to localize any engine sound.
I guess I left out the part where you have one end of the tube up to
your ear and the other end all around the header flange and tubes!
Brad
John Nasta wrote:
I guess I'm missing something. How does that find the leak?
Quoting Brad Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
That can be a leak at the header. With no spark, there is no
explosion, and
no big puff out the header. When the noise is happening, put a few foot
long piece of heater hose or similar tubing all around the header
flange and
follow that pipe to the collector. If there is an exhaust leak, you can
find it that way really easily. I have had them before and thought
it was a
lifter until I found the header leak.
Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16 BFG R1
'67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes | 275/40/17
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