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From: Noddy on 19 May 2010 20:04 "Brad" <optional(a)REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message news:4bf428fd(a)news.x-privat.org... > What do the ones you know call themselves? Radiator repairers or "shops" I suppose. Most just call themselves by their business name, such as "western radiators" for example, and I've never seen one call themselves a "radiator specialist". Considering the level of competency usually needed to repair radiators, it's hardly surprising :) -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Noddy on 19 May 2010 20:05 "Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:4bf44ab6$0$27837$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Maybe not, but I sure as s#*t knew what a TK test was. Got anything else? > ; ) Yeah, your googling to see what the procedure actually involved was very good :) -- Regards, Noddy.
From: jonz on 19 May 2010 20:09 On 5/19/2010 11:30 PM, XR8 Sprintless wrote: > On 19/05/2010 11:17 PM, Noddy wrote: >> "XR8 Sprintless"<xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:4bf3d897$0$8764$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> >>> It's a test where they check the gases from the radiator overflow >>> tank for >>> traces of exhaust gases. Basically they have a fluid that changes colour >>> if exhaust gases are present in the radiator overflow tank. A sample of >>> the air is drawn up into a huge syringe type thing with a bulb at the >>> end >>> of it and it mixes with the fluid. >> >> Ah, okay. I've seen them but just never heard them called that before. >> Presumably the car's got a coolant loss problem, but the overflow tank >> probably isn't the best place to check for combustion gasses in the >> coolant. >> >> What car is it again? >> > It's a 2002 AU Falcon wagon I bought about 3 weeks ago. It had a leak > from the 'o' ring on the lower thermostat housing where the heater pipe > I think goes in. However the issue is with starting in the morning. It > never starts first time but coughs and splutters, then when you turn the > key a second time it fires perfectly. It has a slight miss at idle as > well and I originally thought it may be a faulty coil pack but had the > exhaust gas check done on the advice of a customer who is a mechanic. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the no start on first attempt could be caused by a faulty fuel pump check valve. -- jonz "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind - boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." - Gene Spafford,1992
From: Noddy on 19 May 2010 20:07 "XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4bf47040$0$27843$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > I'm not sure what they used however I know they used an exhaust gas > analyzer on the car. Apparently they can also use them at the radiator cap > to test for leaks as well. Indeed they can, and it's a fairly common (and usually very accurate) way to test for combustion leakage into cooling systems. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Feral on 19 May 2010 20:18
XR8 Sprintless wrote: > On 20/05/2010 9:56 AM, Feral wrote: >> XR8 Sprintless wrote: >> >>> I'm not sure what they used however I know they used an exhaust gas >>> analyzer on the car. Apparently they can also use them at the radiator >>> cap to test for leaks as well. >> >> I read that also, whilst trying to find out if TK was an acronim, and >> what it meant. >> > I'm guessing it was 'Test Kit' which was probably part of the > identifying code that the first kit was put out as. It seems though to > be a worldwide thing as it is mentioned on US sites as well. I found it on an Oz site. Tee-Kay Professional Head Check Kit > http://www.revheads.com.au/clearance_items.html Look under tools for STE K100. $148.65 -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^ |