For those who persist with a Mity-Vac, you can eliminate a bit of that issue by putting a dab of fluid compatible cylinder grease around the bleeder (or any grease I guess if you don't care as hopefully it isn't going to work back into the system, but it could as you are using vacuum such that it is.)� Still like I said, I don't care for them, 14.7 psi max just isn't anywhere near what you can achieve 2 person bleeding or compared to even my hand pump pressure bleeder.� I remember an article in then "VW & Porsche" convinced me to buy a Mity-Vac in about 1988, which I ordered from Automotion? (the Porsche guys) as I couldn't find one local then.� Cost me like $45.� I was livid when Walmart had genuine Mity-Vacs for $16 a few years later.

Anyway for 1 person bleeding in my mind this is the shit:

http://www.amazon.com/Motive-Products-Bleeder-Adapters-European/dp/B0002KM5L0

Though I note, this isn't a great price, and it is better to search one out with the multiple adapters, though I presume this is the one that will do you for most 80s-90s VWs.� I have this one (also overpayed for from GPR I think in the pre-internet world) and it works great but� they sell one with�several common adapters for not a lot more.

http://www.amazon.com/Motive-Products-Bleeder-Pro-Adapters-virtually/dp/B0002KM5MO/ref=sr_1_6?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1328044482&sr=1-6

I have cobbled together adapters over the years for other stuff as they want pretty much want what a full kit with bleeder costs for just the adapter set, so buy wisely.� Works like stink though for 1 man bleeding.� And again I think I've seen the kit with multiple adapters in the $70 range before.� But good ole 2 person bleeding works just fine and doesn't take a rocket scientist for your second person, every SO I've had has been capable if they could be convinced.� Have all 4 wheels off up on jack stands and all bleeders broken free�and just snugged�so you aren't shitting around and it only takes 5-10 minutes.� Hell most of my SOs have done a better job pouring fluid in the Vanagon resevoir without a mess leaking all down onto the carpet like if I did it.

John

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From: neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 

for bleeding brakes. And depending on how much play there is between
bleeder screw threads and cylinder housing, and/or how far bleeder
screw backed out, a vacuum bleeder will tend to pull air through at
bleeder screw threads.