| Rubber hose -- stethescope -- Safety [message #167358] |
Mon, 23 April 2012 21:44  |
Dennis S
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We have had a number of threads recently mention using a rubber hose as a stethescope to track down a drive train noise.
Please remember -- if you do this -- DO NOT put the end of the hose into your ear -- just hold it close by. Especially for exhaust leaks --
Dennis
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rubber hose -- stethescope -- Safety [message #167409 is a reply to message #167388] |
Tue, 24 April 2012 10:17  |
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But, Steve, is it OK to plug the South end into your ear and use the North end to detect leaks? :)
How do I know which end is which???
Obviously I am starting to feel better. I have been lying in bed for several days now waiting for the antibiotic to get rid of the pneumonia. Still hacking a lot but definitely starting to get better. I want to thank all my friends on the GMCnet for their messages of concern and good cheer.
Emery Stora
Emery
On Apr 24, 2012, at 5:56 AM, Steven Ferguson <botiemad11@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is easy to troubleshoot exhaust leaks using a piece of vinyl tubing,
> such as that used for drip systems for irrigation. Even the smallest leak
> will be considerably amplified as you pass the end of the tubing over it.
> It is not necessary to plug the north end into your ear to hear noises
> picked up by the south end. I imagine a large exhaust leak could damage an
> ear drum if the north end were inserted in your ear.
> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:57 PM, David H. Jarvis <jarvis210@shaw.ca> wrote:
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rubber hose -- stethescope -- Safety [message #167415 is a reply to message #167413] |
Tue, 24 April 2012 10:48 |
Dennis S
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Rick wrote...
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> How do I know which end is which???
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> Float it in water and see which end points North.
end [/quote]
Careful -- you are in enema territory....
Dennis
who is also glad Emery is feeling better...
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| Re: Rubber hose -- stethescope -- Safety [message #167417 is a reply to message #167358] |
Tue, 24 April 2012 11:06 |
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| Dennis S wrote on Mon, 23 April 2012 19:44 |
We have had a number of threads recently mention using a rubber hose as a stethescope to track down a drive train noise.
Please remember -- if you do this -- DO NOT put the end of the hose into your ear -- just hold it close by. Especially for exhaust leaks --
Dennis
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For some of us in the ear wouldn't be of much use it would have to be in the hearing aid.
Roy Keen
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| Re: Rubber hose -- stethescope -- Safety [message #167419 is a reply to message #167417] |
Tue, 24 April 2012 11:29 |
Dennis S
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| roy1 wrote on Tue, 24 April 2012 11:06 |
| Dennis S wrote on Mon, 23 April 2012 19:44 |
We have had a number of threads recently mention using a rubber hose as a stethescope to track down a drive train noise.
Please remember -- if you do this -- DO NOT put the end of the hose into your ear -- just hold it close by. Especially for exhaust leaks --
Dennis
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For some of us in the ear wouldn't be of much use it would have to be in the hearing aid.
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Roy,
Yes, good point, as many of our members have hearing aids.
Whenever the use of the tubing as a listening device is mentioned it is often to a someone who has not tired it before -- and I imagine them plugging one end of the tubing into the ear like a stethescope.
The amplification of the noise from an exhaust leak can be very uncomfortable -- but I have no evidence it is damaging.
Just a potential safety item I was concerned anough about to highlight.
Thanks,
Dennis
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rubber hose -- stethescope -- Safety [message #167420 is a reply to message #167409] |
Tue, 24 April 2012 11:49 |
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You hold one end of the hose between the index finger and thumb of the LEFT hand. Lift the hose until the other end just touches the ground. That would be the south end. Label it with a piece of duct tape marked "S".
Bob
On Apr 24, 2012, at 8:17 AM, Emery Stora wrote:
> But, Steve, is it OK to plug the South end into your ear and use the North end to detect leaks? :)
>
> How do I know which end is which???
>
> Obviously I am starting to feel better. I have been lying in bed for several days now waiting for the antibiotic to get rid of the pneumonia. Still hacking a lot but definitely starting to get better. I want to thank all my friends on the GMCnet for their messages of concern and good cheer.
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> Emery Stora
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> Emery
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> On Apr 24, 2012, at 5:56 AM, Steven Ferguson <botiemad11@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> It is easy to troubleshoot exhaust leaks using a piece of vinyl tubing,
>> such as that used for drip systems for irrigation. Even the smallest leak
>> will be considerably amplified as you pass the end of the tubing over it.
>> It is not necessary to plug the north end into your ear to hear noises
>> picked up by the south end. I imagine a large exhaust leak could damage an
>> ear drum if the north end were inserted in your ear.
>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:57 PM, David H. Jarvis <jarvis210@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> WHAT???
>>> --
>>> "I've always been crazy, but it kept me from going insane"
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> GMCnet mailing list
>>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
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| Re: Rubber hose -- stethescope -- Safety [message #167440 is a reply to message #167358] |
Tue, 24 April 2012 14:17 |
JohnL455
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You have to go by the text printed on the hose to get the orientation. Sort of funny here but true on electrical cable. But seriously be very careful especially when checking for driven accys and belt noises. The pulley can grab the hose in nothing flat and whip it around. Your instict may be to grab on too.....
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
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