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Re: trouble finding an oil leak

To: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>, "Dale" <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: trouble finding an oil leak
From: "John Reynolds" <JohnTempe8@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:26:09 -0700
I bought a bottle of the dye at a NAPA.  As I recall it was under $10.  I
went to Home Depot and bought a florescent flash light and a "black" light
bulb for about $30.  Worked great!  Don't buy an incandescent bulb.  I tried
one and couldn't see the leaks.  The florescent brought it right out.

John
71 TR6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: "Dale" <tpdwinch@yahoo.com>
Cc: <Joe18d@aol.com>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: trouble finding an oil leak


> On Sun, 15 Sep 2002, Dale wrote:
>
> > Joe
>
> > I have heard of a product on the market that you can add to your oil
> > to detect where your leaks are originating from. I believe that is
> > available for the oil as well as the cooling system. Once added you
> > need to use a black light to detect the source. Can any one out there
> > name this product.
>
> There are die kits available in the northeast USofA from Auto Zone. They
> are fairly cheap (under $40, if memery serves). I saw one at alocal Auto
> Zone within the last 14 days.
>
> Please note, however, that the quality of the black light is where you
> should spend the money on a system like this. A really good black light
> will cost more that $100.
>
> YMMV.
>
> > Dale
>
> regards,
> rml
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