Here is my homemade pop tester made from parts I bought used on ebay (like a portapower), a 3000psi guage, an injector line for free from a junkyard, and a clear salsa jar it sprays into:

Its a hand hydraulic pump that can do 4000psi, some have used 2 ton bottle jacks for this, but that requires welding, and epoxy, and is subject to leaks which could be dangerous (due to injection of high pressure diesel under the skin.) Mine was easy to build, no leaks and pumps easily, and required only a few plumbing fittings shown in the picture, since it already had a pipe threaded inlet and outlet on the pump. This pump has a knob you can see on the right end of the pump which releases the pressure, making it safer when you unscrew the injector. I got the portapower type pump (power team P23) barely used on ebay, for $67, and I have seen several like it on ebay sell for $40-60. Then I added these parts from mcmaster:
5269K311 METRIC STEEL COMPRESSION TUBE FITTING, ADAPTER FOR 6 MM TUBE OD X 1/8" NPT MALE PIPE 3.47
50925K343 COMPACT EXTREME-PRESSURE STEEL THRD FITTING, 3/8"MALE X 1/8"FEM PIPE, HEX HEAD BUSHING,6000 PSI 1.53
3845K23 GLYCERIN-FILLED GAUGE - 1% MID-SCALE ACCURACY, 2-1/2" DIAL, 1/4" BOTTOM, 0 - 3000 PSI 18.49
50925K345 COMPACT EXTREME-PRESSURE STEEL THRD FITTING, 3/8"MALE X 1/4"FEM PIPE,HEX HEAD BUSHING, 6000 PSI 1.30
50925K198 COMPACT EXTREME-PRESSURE STEEL THRD FITTING, 3/8" PIPE, FEMALE X FEMALE X MALE TEE, 4500 PSI 7.11

Here is a thread where I discuss using the pop tester for my new nozzles:
Monark vs. Bosio nozzles

I highly recommend getting your injectors pop tested, it made a big difference for me.

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87 Mercedes 300TD, 81 300D, 95 Dodge Cummins 4x4

Niiiicce!!!

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There is no valve to shut off the gauge.

No need to shut off the gauge when you use this glycerin filled guage. No matter how fast you pump, it won't damage the gauge (which is the only reason I have seen why some have a shutoff.)

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87 Mercedes 300TD, 81 300D, 95 Dodge Cummins 4x4

How many strokes 'till the injector lets go?
It looks nice...After i rebuilt mine using bosio nozzles 1 year ago,
i took them to a place near chicago called 'midwest fuel injection', they are bosch certified..and paid for a pop-test /balance. I Told them and wrote down that i wanted them to go off at 140, but they announced when i picked them up that they went to 145, "because the springs settle down later, it's best this way".
Well, I am a machinist, not a diesel mech., but the car had 200,000 miles,
i think the springs are done settling...but i dunno?
I cannot remember the bill, so it must have been low. But a couple of uses on your tool,
and it's paid off, sweet. Plus, you will do a better job than a rushed tech.

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3 strokes.
I agree. It was paid off with 1 use, since several people on here said they pay $20 per = $120 for my 6cylinder, for a pop test and shimming. Next I have another old Mercedes thats probably never had injectors tested, and I need to find out if I can shim my Cummins injectors too.

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Excellent result!

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Check this out:
anyone know how to use a diesel pop tester?

Danny

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I had already searched and read several threads about pop testers made from jacks and grease guns, and made mine this way because it was much easier to make since there is no tapping, welding, or epoxying of multiple fittings needed like in all the other threads I have seen. My pump has higher volume per stroke so not as much pumping needed.

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87 Mercedes 300TD, 81 300D, 95 Dodge Cummins 4x4

where is The article for this tester?

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Yup. Pretty much the same injectors. Different size lines for any Cummins "B" engines after about the '99 models.

on the 5269K311 METRIC STEEL COMPRESSION TUBE FITTING, ADAPTER FOR 6 MM TUBE OD X 1/8" NPT MALE PIPE 3.47

It is a compression fitting. Did you cut the flare off and use the ferrule, or were you able to get it to seal with the flare on it?