Date:         Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:16:19 -0700
Reply-To:     courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
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From:         courtney hook <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Review on DIY $20 Pressure Bleeder
Comments: To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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Hey I wouldn't mind the link to this bleeder myself. I have a 77 Westy, but an extra brake cap is no biggie to find.
Courtney


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:07 am
Subject: Review on DIY $20 Pressure Bleeder
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> OK...Had my order ready for the Motive Euro bleeder last
> week.  It's not the
> price that stopped me, but the shipping time.  So I looked
> at the previously
> posted homemade one.  I had a few minutes last Thursday, so
> I made one.  I
> gotta say thathe instructions were fool-proof(trust me).  I
> bought a
> generice  gallon psprayer at Lowes and the rest of the
> parts #s were exactly
> available. Took 30 min to get parts and one hour(busted a nuckle
> and had to
> cry/drink a beer) but turned out great.  Holds pressure all
> day and releases
> easy.  Did not have a back-up oil res cap, so used a Poulan
> leaf blower cap
> instead.  Seems I can now just add a beetle cap, Mazda p,
> whatever and I'm
> good for whatever.  Haven't bled them yet, but will in the
> next day or so.
> Just wanna put out the kudos cuz I cannot find the orignal
> poster and due to
> my upload options I cannot load the link to the .pdf.  I am
> sure others have
> this link available.
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>