Operating Instructions

1. WARNING! Since engine will be running during test, care must be taken to assure vehicle cannot go into gear accidentally. Take necessary precautions such as securely setting hand brake, firmly blocking all four wheels, and positioning shift lever with tape or other restraints to assure it will not move. Also take care to assure your hands and arms stay well clear of engine fan, belts, and any other moving items.
2. Engine should be warm, and allowed to idle during the test. Coolant MUST be warm and circulating while test is in process.
3. WARNING! Hot coolant can cause severe burns. A coolant system can fail at any time from hose rupture, gasket failure, radiator failure, etc. Protect yourself from these hazards. Wear goggles, heat resistant gloves and outer clothing that will protect you from burns if coolant system fails during test.
4. Remove radiator cap, and check to see that radiator coolant level is low enough to prevent plugging of unit. Either siphon off or drain coolant so that level is 2" to 3" below the neck of the radiator.
5. Check color of test fluid, If blue, O.K. to use. If green or yellow, discard and obtain fresh fluid.
6. Remove bulb by gently twisting. Pour test fluid from bottle into test instrument, through either opening in top cap, or remove top cap if more convenient, to the "fill to here" level line. Reinstall top cap (it removed) and install bulb by gently twisting into top plug, metal valve end up.
7. Insert test instrument firmly into neck of radiator, by gripping the bottom rubber plug, with a rotating motion, so that a seal is formed with the inner neck of the radiator. Force radiator gases through test fluid by squeezing bulb.
8. Continue to force radiator gases through test fluid by squeezing bulb for about 1 minute. If fluid turns YELLOW (in diesel engines, fluid maybe turn green-yellow), a combustion leak is present. If fluid remains BLUE, a combustion leak is not occurring while test is in process.
9. If radiator opening is greater than 1 3/4", insert combustion leak tester into Large Engine Adaptor plate (which may be purchased as an accessory). Block radiator overflow outlet with a suitable rubber plug or piece of _ tape. (Be sure to remove after completion of test.) Place tester with Large Engine Adaptor plate, on top of radiator opening, press down firmly to seal, and perform test.

1. On an In-Line Engine, remove 1 spark plug wire at a time, allowing engine to idle for a few minutes to purge cooling system of combustion gases from previous test. Then re-test. Continue this process for each cylinder until all leaks are located.
2. On a V type Engine, disconnect all spark plugs on one bank, allowing engine to purge itself by idling in this condition for 5 minutes. (You may have to keep it running since half of the plugs are disconnected.) Re-run the combustion leak test. If the fluid stays BLUE (negative), the leak must be in the non-firing bank. If the fluid turns YELLOW (positive), the leak is in the firing bank. Then go on to check each cylinder, as with a. above. However, there may be a leak in the non-firing bank. Be sure to check both banks, for each cylinder, until all leaks are located.

• Seating the instrument is important. Be sure to grip the bottom rubber cap, rather than the outer fluid tube, since you may cause the seal to be broken between the tube and the bottom cap, thereby causing the instrument to become inoperative, or to leak.
• Always be sure the level of the radiator coolant is 2" to 3 below the. neck of the radiator. Otherwise, coolant may be drawn into the test instrument itself, contaminating the fluid. Should this occur, remove the test instrument and discard the coolant-test fluid mixture, rinse unit well with cool, clean water several times, squeeze the aspirator bulb to remove as much excess water as possible, and begin the testing process again, after reducing the level of the radiator coolant to the required level
• Always destroy test fluid which has given a positive test (turned YELLOW). Do not attempt to return test fluid to the bottle, after conducting a test which is negative (fluid stays BLUE) - it may carry contamination, which could ruin the entire bottle of fluid.
• Always put the cap back on the bottle of fluid immediately to avoid contamination the fluid.
• Always remove the test instrument from the neck of the radiator immediately after completion of the test. Otherwise, as the engine stops and the coolant cools, the fluid in the test instrument will be drawn into the radiator.