So I've been having overheating issues in my 73 f350 possibly caused by a blown head gasket (detailed here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1436734-head-gasket-woes.html#post16309290) and I want to do a thorough diagnosis before taking my heads off. Shops are quoting me over a hundred dollars for a leakdown test. If anybody here has a tester I can use, I can pay you in beer.

 

Have you tried Auto Zone loaner tools?

 

I have not, I didn't know there was such a thing. I always buy parts from local shops. Thanks for the heads up. The point is moot now though, I ordered a leakdown tester and compression tester set from summit racing, for about a hundred bucks- less than having a shop check it.

 

Ya I have been adding tools to the collection, when it's cheaper to buy the tools instead of paying someone else to do something. With Auto Zone you basically buying then get your money back when you return them.

 

NAPA used to have the same type of program. Don't know if they still do or not...