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Subject:Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
From:Jim Felder
Date:Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:49:55 -0600

Yes, these things do save time. Now if I can just figure out how to
make it operable from underneath the car...

Jim

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Jim Johnston <inmytree1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, they do cost a few bucks.� For me, I factored my time into the cost,
> meaning I just wanted a bleeder that worked right out of the box.� I had to
> bleed my clutch...I was done in 30 minutes, and I took my time.� And I
> didn't have to make anything that may or may not work.
>
> For me, the cost of the Motive was money well spent...
>
> Just my two cents...
>
> Jim
> Wilmington, NC
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Man, that is a LOT of money for garden sprayer. My brother and I
>> rigged one up using a vanagon cap with a barbed through fitting and
>> just pushed that into the sprayer hose after removing the wand. Worked
>> great. You don't really need the pressure indicator.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Michael Sullivan
>> <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=motive+bleeder
>> >
>> > Not sure if I am going to get the Euro model for the Vanagon or the
>> > Universal so i can use it on the wife's Mazda. �Has anyone ever used the
>> > Universal on their van? �TIA.
>> >
>> > Michael in San Antonio
>> > 91GL AT 'Gringo'
>> > 73 Beetle
>> >
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