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Is there a way to make or buy cheaply a cooling system pressure tester?

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Old 08-10-2007, 01:33 PM
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Default Is there a way to make or buy cheaply a cooling system pressure tester?

Something like this from the Bentley manual:

<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/20538/coolant_pressure_tester.jpg">
Old 08-10-2007, 02:27 PM
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Default I suggest find another coolant reservior cap, get a garden sprayer and a hose barb fitting from a

hardware store, get an inline pressure (also from a hardware store such as those used to check water pressure), and clamp it all together.
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