In a message dated 2/24/03 11:57:36 PM, okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << a quick trip and $30 to O'Reilly's for a vacuum-pump, and I had the system bled in less than 10 minutes. Get a pressure bleeder! JJ Oklahoma City >> Sound advise, JJ. Or if you're cheap, like me, roll your own by drilling a righteously sized hole in an old brake fluid reservoir cap and thread in a hose barb. Then pressurize the hydraulics from a portable air tank (in my case, an expended 20 LB Freon bottle). Watch the pressure, 10 - 15 psi is PLENTY, and monitor the level of hydraulic fluid as it drops in the reservoir. George |
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