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- From: frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Recommendations for one-man brake bleeding tools?
- Message-ID: <3130@contex.contex.com>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 14:50:03 GMT
- References: <5889@airs.com> <3123@contex.contex.com> <1992Nov12.150619.2203@engage.pko.dec.com>
- Sender: news@contex.contex.com
- Organization: Xyvision Design Systems
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- In article <1992Nov12.150619.2203@engage.pko.dec.com> sontakke@helix.enet.dec.com (Vikas Sontakke) writes:
- >In article <3123@contex.contex.com>, frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro) writes...
- >>Yeah, I though about this for too long. Finally, I went out and got
- >>one of those hand pump things. What a pain. But then, I modified it
- >>but using some of the provided accessories, and it works great.
- >What I don't get is why would you need to have the gizmo in the middle?? Can't
- >you just hook up the cup and tubes to the infinite vaccum source as you aptly
- >put it and NOT BUY the pump/gauge at all and save $65 of that $70??
- >
- The pump/guage/clamp gizmo gives a few benefits. First, the zero hand
- operation is nice. Second, with the clear cup, on can see exactly
- when clean brake fluid is coming in. Third, all my vehicals have
- aluminum intake manifolds, and I do not like the idea of brake fluid
- haning around in the manifold -- even a little bit. The cup makes
- sure none gets there. Plus, you can do all those neat things with a
- MighyVac. Plus, those spring clamps can be handy.
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