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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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I want to do an intake leak test and the service manual says to use propane to do it. It says if there's a leak then the tone will change. What kind of bad consequences can result when propane enters the engine?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 09:37 AM
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If the manual says to use propane, I don't think they would suggest it if it had adverse effects on the internal engine components.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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Boy a spark or static electricity sure would affect you though. I think I would use carb cleaner or WD 40. IMHO
 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 11:52 AM
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Might be a bang up job after all.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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Water works fine and will not cause any trouble. and no mess
 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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Water works fine and will not cause any trouble. and no mess
I would be more comfortable trying the water first. Just pour water on the area and look for bubbles? or what?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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BUBBLES ? Is this Lawrence Welk or something? And a one and a two and a three

 
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Old Aug 24, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Some Don Ho maybe? Tiny bubbles....in my beer....
 
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I'm thinking that since it's the intake manifold, if you use a spray bottle and spray water in the intake manifold area, if there is a leak, you'll hear a definite difference in how the engine runs. Same same with WD-40. Or as Ross Perot used to say about Washington, you hear a giant sucking sound.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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I would def use something that is non-flammable. Water would not be a bad choice at all. When you spray the water onto the intakes, the idle will change if there is a leak.
 
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