Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer

Vacuum leak check of the cooling system.

Left it under vacuum for 45min and the needle didn’t move at all
so happy with the result.

Filled the system with Honda Type-2 coolant that is blue.
The manual says this Type 2 coolant is good for 5 years but
based on what I saw (small rust) on several WP, ...

Tags: air cleaner element, air filter, cooling sys, crank drive pulley, crank pulley, engine oil, vacuum fill, vacuum leak check

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Engine/Tyre , Cooling , Fuel and Emissions

After leaving the engine overnight,
there was no oil residue around the V-bank or
at the base of oil level gauge tube but sprayed the
brake cleaner one more time.






Carried out the vacuum leak check on the cooling system and
while leaving it for more than 30min, installed the battery and ...

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Engine Refresh Stage 2

Vacuum leak check of the cooling system.
While keeping the system under vacuum,
started preparation for cranking the engine.








New battery installed. ...

Tags: aspirator fan, battery, cabin temperature sensor, clock, honda type 2 coolant, vacuum fill, vacuum leak check

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TB/WP/Valve Service

Time for the vacuum leak check.










While waiting, extracted about 300cc of old engine oil from the top and
then fresh Mobil 1 went into ...

Tags: type 2 coolant, vacuum fill, vacuum leak check

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Cooling

So, after everything connected and new header tank and cap installed,
started the vacuum leak check on the cooling system.







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Updated 24-09-2012 at 10:07 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (Revised blog category.)

Tags: coolant hose, engine refresh, engine removal, header tank, lma, vacuum fill, vacuum leak check

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Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA