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Subject:Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:01:36 -0500

thanks Scott.
---- Scott Daniel  - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> It's a circular chamber ..
> about an inch thick and 5 inches in diameter with a paddle wheel inside ..
> and two connections ..
> suck in, and exit out.
> and there is a crankhandle on the side, and a piston grip sorta.
>
> you hook the suck hose to whatever you want to start the siphon from..
> crank the handle a couple of spins..
> when you see the stuff coming out the exit connection ...at that point I
> take the hose off the suck connection and put it into whatever container
> your putting the old juice into.
>
> I'd call it a Siphon Starter/Sucker
> all right ..mine is a Black & Decker Jack Rabbit Pump
>
> similar to this one
> http://tommorrowtools.com/black-decker-jack-rabbit-pump/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=27%20Jun%202011%2007:08
>
> I doubt I paid anything like 40+ dollars for mine though. Mine is orange
> plastic.
>
> Scott
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
>
>
> > ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> >> I just use one of those crankhandle type syphon starter thingey's.
> >> works great.
> >> no mouth action needed.
> >
> > tell us more about this "thingey," please.  mcneely
>

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David McNeely

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