Re: LRO: Tracking Down Vacuum Leaks

From: John Cranfield (john.cranfield@ns.sympatico.ca)
Date: Tue May 08 2001 - 21:55:19 EDT

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    Stethoscope.
    John and Muddy

    Paul Quin wrote:
    >
    > Second day on the road after replacing the rear main oil seal and still no
    > leaks! :-) (yes, I remembered to put oil back in...)
    >
    > One problem has cropped up though... I replaced the manifold to head
    > gasket (old SII style one piece unit), most of the manifold bolt / studs,
    > and the carb packing block and bottom gaskets. Now I have what sounds like
    > a vacuum leak. Once warmed up, a whistling starts. The Land Rover sounds
    > just like a tea kettle. It only whistles with high vacuum i.e. when gearing
    > down and when idling. It's quite loud, I get funny looks from other people
    > at intersections.
    >
    > Any suggestions on how to track this leak down? I've tried spraying carb
    > cleaner on the joints with no luck..
    >
    > Paul Quin
    > 1961 SII 88
    > Victoria, BC



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