When I got my Motiv power bleeder I flushed my system with a quart of regular brake fluid, and then bled it out and put in all synthetic. Hope that works for a while. Maybe I ought to bleed the system more often too. It was kinda fun. Warren Lail 88 Westy "Billy Bones" ----- Original Message ----- From: Antaki <wrack@comcast.net> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:22 pm Subject: RE: power bleeder for brakes > I use mine for all my VWs, and several other cars too. > When I first got it, the problem I had was wanting to bleed the > brakes and > clutch too often - it was so much more a pleasure to do it this way > than the > "pump and hold" method. > I have since settled into a sensible routine of doing it only when > needed. > Then again, some clever folks have rolled their own out of a garden > sprayerand parts. > > Ron Antaki > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Warren Lail > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 5:36 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: power bleeder for brakes > > > Hi all, > > I have sort of followed this thread on bleeding brakes, but I'm not > surewhether anyone has mentioned the power bleeder from Motiv > Products. I > bought one last spring when I was operating on Billy Bones and it > workedgreat. Will screw right on to your brake reservoir. Just > fill it with > fluid, pump it up to 10 lbs pressure, and go bleed the brakes and > clutchslave. > > http://www.machv.com/motpowbleed.html > > I did not buy mine from these guys, but the price is the same ($49). > > Warren Lail > 88 Westy "Billy Bones" > > |
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