>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Myers <reagntsj@ricochet.net> writes:
Alan> I've been using the MityVac for years on a variety
Alan> of cars and found it works pretty well. I've noticed
Alan> you can't get too agressive with it or you may pull
Alan> more air into the system. I also found on some cars
Alan> it helps to pull the bleeder screws out and wrap a
Alan> little plumbers teflon tape around the threads. If
Alan> you don't, it can be hard to tell when you have
Alan> pulled all the air out of the system and are just
Alan> pulling small bubbles back in through the
Alan> threads. The tool almost has too much vacuum.
Alan> I wish it came with a larger catch "tank" too.
I second these comments. I have solved (mostly) the "too much
vacuum" problem and the capacity problem at the same time. I
took a quart mason jar and brazed a couple of appropriate hose
barbs into a lid. It makes a _big_ brake fluid reservoir and
a good "capacitor" for the vacuum. It tends to even out the
surges from pumping up the tool and thus I don't seem to get
the bursts of bubbles I used to get towards the end.
Alan> I was surprised the MityVac worked so well. It's
Alan> made out of plastic and doesn't look a "serious
Alan> tool". I'd suggest you check around locally as I've
Alan> seen the MityVac on sale. (Post Tool, I think, if
Alan> you have one nearby. No financial interest, yada
Alan> yada).
Alan> I haven't used EZ Bleed.
I have. Be careful with the MC seal, as DOT4 _will_ spray
all over your engine compartment gleefully peeling paint as it
goes. Use very little pressure (< 5 lbs).
-MM
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