Pop Tester Wanted!

[CarlosA]

So, i`m on the road now and wan't to get a Bosch style pop tester. It can be the cheap Bosch knock off made in India (same place the Bosch branded testers are made). Or maybe another brand - I don`t really want a home made type as I want it to be simple, small and easy to deal with.

Anyone got something sitting around? If it needs a reseal or missing a canister, broken guage, collecting dust or whatever I can deal with that.

Paypal or 1.6 related trades ready to go...

[bajacalal]

I know this is random but I know the local U-Haul fleet garage threw out dozens of them, after they stopped offering trucks with diesel engines (because customers kept putting gasoline in them). It may be worthwhile to track them down and see if they have any.

[CarlosA]

I know this is random but I know the local U-Haul fleet garage threw out dozens of them, after they stopped offering trucks with diesel engines (because customers kept putting gasoline in them). It may be worthwhile to track them down and see if they have any.

That is very useful information, thank you! I`ll see if I can track them down.

[fatmobile]

Concider a Kent-Moore too.
 Easy to move around, easy to use.

[CarlosA]

Concider a Kent-Moore too.
 Easy to move around, easy to use.

I regret passing one up on ebay a while back for $90 or so.

I`d take one of those just as well.

[libbydiesel]

I made mine from a bottle jack and it's been working great for 8 years or so.

[bajacalal]

That is very useful information, thank you! I`ll see if I can track them down.

I should mention that "dozens" was a bit of an exaggeration but I was told by one of their employees that they threw out several of them, which had barely been used. I thought it was very sad.

[CarlosA]

I'd probably be fine with a DIY setup but for the first time in my life I don't have a lathe or mig or tig welder. lol

I'll see what I can figure out if nothing shows up.

[bajacalal]

I'd probably be fine with a DIY setup but for the first time in my life I don't have a lathe or mig or tig welder. lol

I'll see what I can figure out if nothing shows up.

I don't believe you need either of those to make a simple, small, homemade pop-tester out of a bottle jack... You might need to weld on your bottle jack but you could get away gas welding or maybe even with brazing it, I think.

You really just need a bottle jack to supply fuel at the appropriate pressure, some valves/fittings and a gauge. You could probably come up with something rather professional since it seems like you've built stuff before. The most expensive part would probably be a gauge that reads up to around 3000 psi. Car wash equipment would be a good place to look for a used gauge like this.

[CarlosA]

Good ideas .. I just disassembled a cheap bottle jack to look at its internals - I was able to solder in a thick (3/16 wall) copper piece with a iron plug that would be drilled & tapped for the gauge/t

What i`m going to do next is refill it with fluid or diesel and pump it up and let it sit for a while, see if it holds pressure or develops any leaks. I don`t think the solder is strong enough but its worth a shot.

If this doesn't work I think i can tap out the bottle jack cap with 1 1/4 pipe threads and go from there with a plug, etc.

[CarlosA]

Wishing I would have hung on to my onboard welder I had in a Jeep a while back .. would work well on my Rabbit. I could weld this up in no time. Maybe i`ll hook up a few batteries with a stinger, like the old days. lol

[8v-of-fury]

First time ever reading about Battery Welding. I am soo going to use that in my future Very nice, thank-you lol.

[CarlosA]

Yeah it has been handy in the backwoods on the Rubicon trail.

If I go this route i`ll write up a formal post showing what I did.

[Toby]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENT-MOORE-DIESEL-NOZZLE-INJECTOR-TESTER-model-J29075-/190718618501?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item2c67b72b85&vxp=mtr

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Diesel-Fuel-Injector-Tester-With-Gauge-0-600-Bar-/160806836521?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item2570d59929&vxp=mtr

[CarlosA]

Thanks Toby, that kent moore is perfect .. checking if I can get the shipping down to where it should be.