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Date:         Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:31:46 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: home made pressure bleeder
Comments: To: Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <m18wnby1on.fsf@cs.indiana.edu>
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On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:


> I have not tried that one but I have tried a Mity-Vac which is
> essentially the same thing.  I found it did not work very well.  It
> seemed to always suck air in around the threads of the bleed screws and
> not really get the air our of the system.




Yah I had similar troubles with the vacuum type bleeder. Might be
useful for other things, but not bleeding brakes IMO.


It just "made" frothy brake fluid.  ;)




Neil.
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