Date:         Fri, 30 Jun 1995 17:04:29 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Kenneth Mackenzie <kmackenz@u.washington.edu>
Subject:      EeziBleed for changing brake fluid

FYI from the Mazda list:
> 
> > >...To change the fluid,
> > >you have to try pretty hard to get all the old fluid out. This is way
> > >easier if you use an EZBleed, just hook it up with no fluid, crack the
> > >bleeder, and wait until air comes out. ...
> > Is EZBleed a kit that has a component which fits on to your master cylinder
> > and drives the fluid out with compressed air?  I have a friend in England
> > who has one of these but I haven't been able to find one in the U.S.
> 
> I wish to appologize to the list for being terminally confused. I have
> just been told that there are two products on the market which sound
> the same but are quite different. One, called EZBleed, is a one-way valve
> that you put on the bleed valve dso you can pump the brakes yourself.
> That's NOT what I have, and it isn't what I was talking about. The other
> product, Gunson's EeziBleed, IS what I have, and it is a great device that
> I am very pleased with. Sorry about any cnosiufno I've caused. EeziBleed
> is a sizeable reservoir that you fill with brake fluid, and hoses and
> couplings. You attach one hose to a tire inflated to about 15psi, and
> the other to a master-cylinder-reservoir cap that fits your car's reservoir.
> The result is that the brake system is pressurized, and fresh fluid runs in
> as you go around to each wheel, opening the bleed valve, waiting for the
> air to stop coming out, and closing the valve.
> 
> I got my EeziBleed from The Roadster Factory, but I have just learned
> that there is a user eezibleed@aol.com who may have a better deal
> to offer... TRF is at 800-234-1104.
> 
> - -- 
> - ---
> John R. Lupien
> lupienj@wal.hp.com
>