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Oct 13, 2012 22:15:29 GMT
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Alright gang, does anyone else have any experience of these things? I bought one off eBay the other day, it was about £25, not mega bucks like.  Anyway, it seems to be totally fuggin useless. It can generate a decent vacuum alright if you pop your finger over the end and give it a few pumps. But, if you put it on a brake bleed nipple, you get NOWT. Just nowt comes out. At first it was drawing air down the bleed nipple threads rather than drawing any fluid out, so I put a load of copper grease ('police lubricant' LOL) on the threads which sealed em up, but still no fluid came out. I tried it on the Jetta and on the front of my Maser, and no joy on either of them. Does anyone else have any tips (even 'avoid at all costs') about using 'em? |
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Oct 13, 2012 22:40:13 GMT
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I've got a proper Mityvac and brilliant for brake bleeding. In fact I don't use anything else now. Never have any trouble. When on the nipple, and it's open, do you keep pumping so decent vac on the gauge ?
Paul H
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Oct 13, 2012 22:52:46 GMT
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yeah, I go all medieval on its ass - pump it up to the max and keep pumping, havent managed to get a drop of fluid out though!!! I don't understand it.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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froggy
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Oct 13, 2012 22:56:28 GMT
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I bought one to stop my mityvac getting used by the chimps at work and its pants . It won't hold pressure or vac for very long without constant pumping .
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Oct 13, 2012 23:21:11 GMT
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Might be stating the obvious, but did you whip the master cylinder top off before starting to bleed off?
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Oct 13, 2012 23:25:04 GMT
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You are stating the obvious SOC, but sometimes i need to have someone do that, such as when Mrs_Bo11 tells me to have a drink of water or go to bed or whatever. I'll pop the lid off and report back tomorrow!  |
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Mr S
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10-4 Good buddy.
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Also check that the bleed nipples themselves are clear - I've had clogged up ones that need clearing out before bleeding. I've used the same principle (but using a big syringe, 'cos I'm cheap....) on my bikes before to good effect.
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Suzuki GSXR1000 K2
BMW R1150GS
BMW K1200RS
Chevy K5 Blazer
Chevy Suburban LT
Jaguar XKR
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Oct 19, 2012 21:10:33 GMT
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Well I had another go with this thing today, with the lid off the reservoir. Worked a treat!!! I feel like a right bell end |
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Oct 20, 2012 14:30:34 GMT
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Here, have a cat to make you feel better!  from a google image search for "Stating the bleeding obvious" ;D |
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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