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Old 04-16-2008 | 02:04 PM
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I wanted to know were I can take the Cmi's to get pressure tested here in Miami.
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Old 04-16-2008 | 03:19 PM
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call allen at extreeme marine in miami . he did mine a few month's back
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Old 04-16-2008 | 03:37 PM
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question is, they told me that they might not leak when they're cold but once they get hot they might.....Is that true ? If so do they test them under heat ?
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Old 04-16-2008 | 03:51 PM
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TNT will be able to do the test. We use 60PSI cold. Be carefull with the plugs at this pressure.
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Old 04-16-2008 | 03:57 PM
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if you find a shop that has hot water to test, that would allow you to see prob under norm use...
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Old 04-16-2008 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by lowblue320
question is, they told me that they might not leak when they're cold but once they get hot they might.....Is that true ? If so do they test them under heat ?

Yes, that is true.

You might want to test them yourself... You'll need warm water, propane torch and a small water valve.

Hook up the water valve to the outlet on the header and hook up the hose to the inlet hose on the header. run the water until all the air is bled out of the header and then close the valve. Once the valve is closed, heat up the inside of the tubes around the exhaust flange, also use the torch to heat up inside the collector area... check for leaks...

You will probably also need a small flashlight and a mirror.

Check them thoroughly and check them often!
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Buizilla has it right, fill with air & submerge. We have a 50 gal drum we use.
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Old 04-17-2008 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BUIZILLA
add 60#'s of regulated air

drop them in a huge igloo cooler

if there are air bubbles, they leak, no other way to accurately test
I've found that method to be unreliable. First you can't see inside the tubes if the leak isn't in plain sight and if it needs to be fixed you can't mark it. Second, if the leak is very small or if it doesn't leak unless it is hot you wont be able see it that way. I've had headers that didn't leak, then you put some heat too it and it starts to sizzle and seep out.

Everyone has their own method though...
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Old 04-17-2008 | 08:39 AM
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Sometimes using air alone will not have a leak show up. When heat is applied the metal will expand showing the crack.
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Old 04-17-2008 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by BUIZILLA
your absolutely wrong, it will absolutely bubble, but i'm not going to argue... I just went through this last week on 9 cast manifolds, and if you doubt what i'm saying come on down and i'll prove it.. the manifold material or the leak location is irrelevent, a leak is a leak...
You're not seeing the point.... some headers don't leak unless they are heated up....the metal expands allowing the water, or in your case air, to escape...

When it's submerged in water can't see inside each individual pipes to find out where the leak is coming from, so good luck having it repaired properly..

Do whatever you want and whatever works for you....

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Sometimes using air alone will not have a leak show up. When heat is applied the metal will expand showing the crack.
Exactly.....

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