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    jqc99 reacted to Toolslinger's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    I was kinda curious too... Multiple colors available. https://tracerproducts.com/uv-fluorescent-dye-multi-colored/
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    jqc99 replied to the thread mep803a odd oil leak help.
    The leak is very slow, so I don' t know if it only leaks when it sits. I'll try to find some other colored dye for the fuel and give it...
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    jqc99 reacted to CallMeColt's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    I think it's fuel. Diesel likes to migrate UP CARC from some reason. I read all three pages.... it will only leak after it has been run...
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    jqc99 reacted to 2Pbfeet's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    In my book, oil on the underside of the block/oil pan does not rule out a spill given the oil filter location. A less than totally...
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    jqc99 replied to the thread mep803a odd oil leak help.
    No stains at all when I got it. If there had been, I would have definitely questioned it. I'm wondering if maybe I spilled some oil...
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    jqc99 reacted to 2Pbfeet's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    I'm glad you checked before! That makes everything easier. That dye is detectable at extremely low levels, although I have never tried...
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    jqc99 replied to the thread mep803a odd oil leak help.
    Lots of initial data points. I checked the dye with the UV light while it was still in the bottle first, to make sure it actually...
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    jqc99 reacted to Ray70's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    Agreed, don't put dye in the fuel yet. at least not that same color.... it will only add to the confusion if you start leaking OIL the...
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    jqc99 reacted to 2Pbfeet's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    On the bright side, you have a data point. No oil leak, yet. That may not be the data point you wanted. Did you double check that you...
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    jqc99 reacted to Guyfang's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    Do you still have the top and doors on the gen set? If so, thats the first thing I would do when I am scrutinizing A set for leaks. Yes...
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    jqc99 reacted to Toolslinger's post in the thread mep803a odd oil leak help with Like Like.
    Yea, but if they're all captive nuts, you don't get to use all the weird shaped 3/8 wrenches you've collected over the years to access...
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    jqc99 replied to the thread mep803a odd oil leak help.
    Well, I put the dye in Saturday morning and ran it for awhile, shut it down and brought it back into the outbuilding for UV inspection...
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