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Subject:Re: Brake bleeding problems
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:58:13 -0400

Pressure bleeders attach to the fill reservoir and use pressure to push the
fluid through the system.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike S
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Brake bleeding problems

On 3/24/2012 11:26 AM, Bryan Feddish wrote:
> I have purchased 2 power bleeding devices and I still cannot get this
> brake bleeding thing down.  No matter what I do I never get just fluid
> out of the bleeder valve, there is always lots of air.

Are these pressure bleeders (attach to brake fluid reservoir and push fluid
through), or vacuum bleeders (attach to brake caliper/cylinder)?
The latter ones suck, figuratively and literally.