> In an earlier posting I mentioned that I don't like to use a turkey
> baster to empty brake reservoirs because they tend to dribble fluid
> when they're full. While I was at the supermarket today, I discovered
> what looked like a better alternative. In the barbecue supplies section
> I found a squeeze bottle baster. It consisted of a plastic bottle with a
>
> screw on top with about a 3" long metal tube sticking out of it. The
> tube's diameter was about 1/8", so I doubt it would dribble much, if at
> all. And if you withdrew the tube while it was still sucking, you could
> pretty much guarantee no dribbling. The price was about $3.50.
Can't beat that price, but for just a bit more geld I built a "vacuum
cleaner" that I rather like. Cheap venturi (air powered) vacuum pump ($10
at HF), 1 qt canning jar with metal lid, some copper and rubber tubing. I
built it to suck oil out of SU dashpots, but it also works well for emptying
float bowls, brake reservoirs, etc. I even used it to suck out battery acid
once, but it wouldn't stand up to that very often.
Randall
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