I finally gave up on the Eezibleed and installed speed bleeders.
Peter Schauss
1963 BJ7
1980 MGB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mark and Kathy
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:18 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Eezibleed
>
> Nothin like paint stripper blowin all over. I thought 15lb. was the
> required pressure. That was my main rub on that unit. Whose to say if
> you
> gauge is correct. Its sort of hit and miss. And getting that tire
> situated was a ball.
>
> Hard to believe they didn't put an appropriate cap in there. Can you
> double
> up on the gaskets to make a tighter fit, or wrap some teflon tape around
> the lip of the M/C .
>
> To be honest. I got fed up with all the gimmickry and went back to my
> tube, jar and patient pumping.
>
> And in time gaskets will swell and not fit anymore on the eezibleeds as I
> have mentioned before and Yada, Yada, Yada.
>
>
> Sorry Your having trouble. Why not take on that STP in the steering box
> for
> awhile and come back to this nightmare.
>
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ned Smith" <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
> To: "Austin-Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 1:11 PM
> Subject: Eezibleed
>
>
> >I bought one and I am having a little trouble with it. I have a late BJ8
> > with a Girling dual reservoir. There are two caps in the kit that might
> > fit
> > the reservoir. The one that seems to be the best fit has blown off a few
> > times at 22PSI. The other one will screw on a turn and then become hard
> to
> > turn (like the threads are mismatched). I would describe the caps but
> the
> > salesman says the look of the caps has changed over the years.
> >
> >
> >
> > The best fit cap measures 44.5 mm ID. The other cap is 43mm.
> >
> >
> >
> > I would appreciate knowing your experience with this tool,
> >
> >
> >
> > Ned Smith
> >
> > BJ8
> >
> > near Chattanooga, TN
> >
> > N34.98 W85.5
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