[Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder

[Michael MacLean]

This is what I use to bleed brakes and clutch lines.  It's quick, safe and
it simply pulls fluid from the bleeder nipple. No chance to spray brake
fluid on paint.  Just need to empty it once in a while.

https://tinyurl.com/Vacuum-Bleeder

Mike MacLean

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 9:21 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Perhaps should mention that what prompted me to make the "ski boot clip"
> cap was an incident where the adaptor cap supplied with my Snap-on pressure
> bleeder blew off when bleeding the brake system on a  restoration car and
> splattered brake fluid all over the new paint job and that of the car next
> to it (which we didn't notice until too late).
> The cap threads on the original Girling reservoirs and master cylinders
> are not well formed so be careful if trying to use them to contain even 2
> or 3 p.s.i.
>
> M
>
> On Thu., Oct. 12, 2023, 10:05 a.m. warthodson--- via Healeys, <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> It is not an Austin Healey part that the cap has to fit. Nor is it an MG
>> part. It is a Girling part. I am only aware of 2 Girling caps. One was
>> metal (early & late style) & one was plastic. I suspect the threads on both
>> caps are the same, but have not proven that. Part of the fit problem is
>> that the threads on the cast repro master cylinders with integral
>> reservoirs are very poor.
>> Gary
>>
>> On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 03:43:40 PM CDT, John Spaur via Healeys
>> <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Mirek, the recommended cap for the M.G. TC is 1109. I did call tech
>> support and was told there was not a cap for the Austin-Healey even though
>> the website states differently. Something interesting is tech support is
>> provided by the former company owner. He bought the company in 2008 and
>> sold it in September of 2023. Motive Products is located back east but tech
>> support is provided by the former owner and the area code for his phone is
>> 408.
>>
>>
>>
>> [image: cid:image003.png at 01D9FC2F.AD1BE810]
>>
>>
>>
>> I have attached photos of my reservoir and cap. I fabricated a cap from
>> the lid of a PVC solvent can. It fits the reservoir and seals with one
>> rubber gasket on the inside.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca [mailto:m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:38 AM
>> *To:* 'John Spaur' <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>; healeys at autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* RE: [Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder
>>
>>
>>
>> John, I have this same bleeder but the product number for the adaptor is
>> not listed on my receipt.  However, they can tell you which one you need.
>> I seem to recall that oddly they did not have an early Healey listed, but
>> the cap on the reservoir is the same as my M.G. TC, and the dealer did have
>> a listing for the TC, although I don’t see it on their web page.  Weird.
>> I’d contact their support people and ask.
>>
>>
>>
>> That said, I have never been able to get the cap on the bleeder to seal
>> on the reservoir.  I mentioned it to Mike Salter who had a similar
>> problem.  It just does not seem to screw down tight enough, although I can
>> see no logical reason for it not sealing.  It is on my “to do” list (but
>> near the bottom), to get a used reservoir and experiment to get a better
>> fit.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lastly, I could not see how one would prevent the brake fluid in the tube
>> from draining out when the cap was removed.  I fitted a check valve in the
>> line right above the adaptor.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’d be interested to see if other listers have had issues the adaptor
>> sealing on the reservoir and how they solved it.
>>
>>
>>
>> For now, I am back to the old school method and it works fine, I just
>> need to find another warm body to pump the pedal.
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers, Mirek
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *John
>> Spaur via Healeys
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 10, 2023 10:03 PM
>> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
>> *Subject:* [Healeys] Motive Products Power Bleeder
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have one of these? I bought one and the Girling cap does not
>> fit my Moss Motors Classic Gold brake/clutch fluid reservoir. I have a 1962
>> BT7.
>>
>>
>>
>> [image: cid:image004.png at 01D9FC2F.AD1BE810]
>>
>>
>>
>> The adaptor above is the red cap and hose, the Girling one.
>>
>> I think I need the 1100 adaptor pictured below.
>>
>>
>>
>> [image: cid:image005.png at 01D9FC2F.AD1BE810]
>>
>>
>>
>> If you have one, which adaptor did you have and do you have a product
>> number you could send me?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John
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