Re: leak detector dye

On Apr 6, 12:05=A0am, Ashton Crusher <d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I bought some UV leak detector dye to try and pin down an engine oil
> leak. =A0I put double the amount of dye in the oil as instructions call
> for because I'm just not finding anything that glows. =A0I am using a
> "glow in the dark" florescent light as my UV light source. =A0I'm not
> seeing much glow in the dark as far as finding the oil leaks. =A0I have
> to get the light VERY close to see anything seemingly "glow' and it's
> so close I can't really tell if it's glowing or if it's just the light
> reflecting.
>
> Has anyone done this and is there some special type of UV light needed
> that's different from my dime store UV florescent??

i've tried it with a UV penlight that came with the dye and still
can't see anything, and I know exactly where the leak is. (wanted to
see if I had fixed it. i hadn't, but I still can't see any dye trail,
and it's leaking like a quart a week). but that guy's idea about
yellow gl***** sounds good. the dye/light kit didn't come with any.