

| Subject: | Motive Power Bleeder (from digest) |
| From: | Don Hanson |
| Date: | Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:34:24 -0700 |
If you plan on using your pressure bleeder very often, I suggest the one with the swivel in the hose between the MC cap and the pressure tank. Otherwise, you have to juggle the tank as you thread on the cap, to avoid kinking the tubing between the two. So on a Vanagon, where your primary brake fluid reservoir is right above the dash and the interior, you will be likely to spill, eventually, or what happens to me is I take the cap off and it 'winds up" the tubing...then I forget and let go of the cap, filinging drops of brake fluid all over...Eventually, that connecting hose gets tired and breaks, too. I have the simple one and I wish I'd known there was one with a swivel...Every turn of that reservoir cap demands a turn of the pressure vessel...A lot to deal with inside a car, above the electrics, interior paint and upholstery..Somewhat possible to "pre-wind" the hose before you start the cap onto the res...but kinda awkward and dumb.. Don Hanson
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