<VV> flushing out brake lines for DOT 5

[Williams, Rickie]

I always thought one of the main reasons I got married was to have someone
to help me bleed brakes.

I have since bought a Mity-Vac hand held vacuum pump and bleeding brakes is
MUCH easier than having a helper.

Not spilling a drop of fluid on freshly painted suspension pieces is a plus.

Not having to yell "PUMP IT" and hearing the response "DID YOU SAY LET OFF?"
is a plus.

Christine taking the same time to fix supper instead of helping me bleed
brakes...priceless!

Rickie Williams
Columbia, KY

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> From: 	N. Joseph Potts[SMTP:pottsf@msn.com]
> Sent: 	Friday, September 17, 2004 8:14 AM
> To: 	Larry Forman; wm71@earthlink.net; Virtual Vairs
> Subject: 	RE: <VV> flushing out brake lines for DOT 5
> 
> Larry -
> I have a feeling you're not talking about one of those hand-pumped
> Mity-Vacs, here. What is the capacity of this "vacuum tank"? Is it metal?
> What do you evacuate it with?
> 
> Walter -
> I don't think "outgassing" is at issue here. You evidently have in mind
> here
> not PUMPING, but subjecting the fluid to a VACUUM. This can't do any good
> unless you can get the gas to separate from the liquid. If you do that,
> the
> gas will be at the TOP of the vessel (brake system). So for this to work
> (I
> still don't think it would, with silicone), you'd have to be able to bleed
> the gas off from the TOP. I don't think the bleeder valve is necessarily
> at
> the top of the whole brake line.
> 
> Joe Potts
> Miami, Florida USA
> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of Larry Forman
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:41 PM
> To: wm71@earthlink.net; Wayne Broadhead; Virtual Vairs
> Subject: Re: <VV> flushing out brake lines for DOT 5
> 
> 
> At 11:05 PM 9/16/2004 -0400, wm71@earthlink.net wrote:
> >Has anyone tried to use a vacum pump to outgass all the entrained air?
> >                                       Walter
> 
> Hi Walter,
> Sure, but you still need to move the liquid with the air.  I place a
> suction tank on the bleeder hole with the vacuum pump on the tank
> outlet.  Still moves a lot of liquid to get all the air out.
> -- Larry
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