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RE: Eze-Bleed Question

To: "LRuggi2635" <LRuggi2635@aol.com>, <mgs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: RE: Eze-Bleed Question
From: "John Steczkowski" <stecz@pswtech.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 11:26:14 -0500
I used to have an ezbleed, I didn't have much luck with it easier. I've gone
with speedbleeders (http://www.speedbleeder.com), they work fast and I
haven't had any trouble with them on three cars. They are basically a
bleeder screw with a built-in check valve and some thread sealer.

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John Steczkowski
Director, Business Systems Solutions, Central & West
PSW Technologies, Inc.
512-343-6666
stecz@pswtech.com
http://www.pswtech.com/~stecz
http://www.pswtech.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of LRuggi2635
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 1998 11:00 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Eze-Bleed Question
>
>
> Hi All!  Any Eze-Bleed experts out there?  Your answers will come
> too late to
> help me last nite as I struggled with it, but I'm sure I'll be there again
> bleeding brakes.  After asking around, I decided to try this
> Eze-Bleed gizmo
> whilst rebuilding my brakes.  Followed the instructions and tried
> it "dry" (no
> fluid).  Got air leaks around the cap.  Tried adjusting the seal and
> tightening harder--seemed better.  Went with fluid (good 'ole
> Castrol) and it
> quickly became "fluidus eruptis"--the bleeding part went great,
> but fluid pee-
> d out profusely around the cap.  Luckily the car is in "driver
> condition" and
> not pristine, it just removed a little more paint from the mount shelf,
> despite lots of paper towel!  The subsequent clutch bleeding went
> perfectly
> (small metal cap).
>
> What'd I do wrong?  Is this just another case of "great idea,
> poor execution"?
> Thank goodness this wasn't a freshly painted show car!
>
> Larry Ruggiero
> '72 MGB
> '65 Sprite
>


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