# Need a smoke machine **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 11, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355 "2007-09-11T06:42:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fatti03msp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fatti03msp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fatti03msp)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/1 "2007-09-11T06:42:01Z")
Hay my car running a lil rough and i was wondering if anybody knew of any garages or if you know someone that had a smoke machine to check for leaks in my system. I live in Sprindale right by the Pittsburgh Mills. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![fatti03msp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fatti03msp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fatti03msp)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/2 "2007-09-11T11:34:17Z")
you telling me nobody knows someone with one of those machines or is that im not making any sense. ---
**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/3 "2007-09-11T15:02:46Z")
Seafoam? ---
**Author:** ![Misfit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misfit/32/3358_2.png) [@Misfit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Misfit)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/4 "2007-09-11T17:21:13Z")
i have a smoke machine for halloween here ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/5 "2007-09-11T20:29:19Z")
ill bring my car over? ---
**Author:** ![Misfit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misfit/32/3358_2.png) [@Misfit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Misfit)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/6 "2007-09-11T22:49:28Z")
i gotta dig it out. im in upper st clair ---
**Author:** ![fatti03msp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fatti03msp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fatti03msp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/7 "2007-09-12T04:42:51Z")
> [@Two strokes on the streets of baltimore](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/two-strokes-on-the-streets-of-baltimore/32366/17): > > Seafoam? no not that stuff, isnt that stuff used to clean out your system. > [@Niagara Dragstrip, or what's left of it frowning](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/niagara-dragstrip-or-whats-left-of-it/32400/2): > > i gotta dig it out. im in upper st clair Is that what they use to check for leaks, i have never done it before or heard of anyone doing it. I just read about on the forums. They said you need a smoke maching and an air compressor. ---
**Author:** ![Misfit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misfit/32/3358_2.png) [@Misfit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Misfit)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/8 "2007-09-12T05:00:33Z")
no clue. we got both here just never have used either i think ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/9 "2007-09-12T06:47:05Z")
I think your headed in the wrong direction, or your just being very nondescript when you say its running “rough”. ---
**Author:** ![fatti03msp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fatti03msp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fatti03msp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/10 "2007-09-12T08:56:53Z")
well its running like it has a leak lol, it will almost want to stall, but i think i fixed it this morning lol. But what do i do take the smoke/fog machine and let blow into my intake and see if i see it leaking out. but that will only help till it get to the engine. i dunno. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/11 "2007-09-12T15:46:04Z")
propane torch and a scantool ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/12 "2007-09-12T17:13:55Z")
Running like it has a vacuum leak, and wanting to stall aren’t really synonymous. Do the rpm’s hang when you drive rev it? is it idling higher? If you have a major post MAF leak then perhaps it will stall, but small leaks that require smoke machines to detect normally wont. ---
**Author:** ![fatti03msp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fatti03msp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fatti03msp)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/13 "2007-09-13T04:47:12Z")
i found the problem and yes im an idiot, the ground wire for my AFC was not that stable lol. so that was the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/14 "2007-09-13T06:58:59Z")
:bigok: ---
**Author:** ![Misfit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misfit/32/3358_2.png) [@Misfit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Misfit)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/15 "2007-09-13T09:40:32Z")
and to think i found the smoke machine and oiled up the compressor ---
**Author:** ![fatti03msp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fatti03msp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fatti03msp)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/16 "2007-09-13T10:47:52Z")
well i still want to use one, so it was not a complete waste. Im leaving for ATL tonight so i would not mind using next week, but there is a person that lives close to me and they have a maching too. But thanks i really appreciate it, but look on the bright side it will be ready to use for halloween next month.lol ---
**Author:** ![Misfit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misfit/32/3358_2.png) [@Misfit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Misfit)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-a-smoke-machine/192355/17 "2007-09-13T15:26:45Z")
i think you are afraid my mazda will eat yours