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[SE08RK]

Oil leaks on an air cooled engine cylinder is sometimes hard to see. I wondered about this 110 so used some UV oil dye to mix with the oil and show a leak like a glow in the dark using a black light. I got is from Auto Barn - work great. They have penlight UV flashlights too.

http://www.autobarn.net/fluorleakdet1.html

http://www.autobarn.net/uvledeackitb.html

[Chief]

Oil leaks on an air cooled engine cylinder is sometimes hard to see. I wondered about this 110 so used some UV oil dye to mix with the oil and show a leak like a glow in the dark using a black light. I got is from Auto Barn - work great. They have penlight UV flashlights too.

http://www.autobarn.net/fluorleakdet1.html

http://www.autobarn.net/uvledeackitb.html

Another way to make the oil leaks more visible is with a LED flashlight. The oil in the powdercoat shows up better under the LED light.

[courter]

LED's are also good for finding all those errant blood spots after working in the 'busted knuckle garage' 

[SE08RK]

LED's are also good for finding all those errant blood spots after working in the 'busted knuckle garage' 

Ha ha, I didn't know that. There is a wealth of info in this group!

[napalm]

You don't need any lights or fancy gismoes to see oil leaks on HD's 110 Engines!!!!

napalm

[SE08RK]

This one hasn't done any of that.....yet! 3900 and clicking (normal Harley noise...).