<VV> Bleeders

[J R Read_HML]

So, where do you get a coke bottle?
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LonzoVair at aol.com>
>
> Hey Smitty,
> I've never used a vacuum bleeder either... I just get the old trusty 16 oz
> glass Coke bottle with the homemade coat hanger hook attached and put a 
> hose on
> the bleeder and into the bottom of the bottle (with about an inch of brake
> fluid  in the bottle)... I use a few small bottles of brake fluid, and 
> slowly
> pump  the brakes until I have to fill the MC about 3 times... tighten the
> bleeder and  go to the next wheel... I've never had a problem that way... 
> and it's
> almost as  good as having the fluid flushed out... (if there's any in 
> there to
> begin  with!)...
> Oh, and once the coke bottle is full, you can pour the excess into the 
> empty
> plastic brake fluid bottle...
> :-)
> I've been doing it that way for years... oh, and you hang the bottle so 
> the
> hose has an arch so the bubbles don't try to linger near a crimped part of 
> the
> hose....
> Piece of cake!
> And no need for fancy tools... unless you're into that kind of stuff... 
> <vbg>
> Later,
> Lonzo
>
> Lon Anderson  in White Mills, KY