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Join Date: Jul 2006
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gravity bleeding
Anyone try this and have any luck with this method?
Last edited by Pfiffle; March 18th, 2008 at 04:49 PM.. |
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Yep, works great!
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I always use this method first,Leave cap off MC & keep it full
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New Hampshire
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This may sound stupid, but could some one explain it? I usually have to get my 12 yr old son or wife (not telling her age) to help... you can guess the fun in that. LOL
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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No, it's not stupid 74Omega I just heard of this myself and it sounded like a good way of not having the wife come out and "help" me. We all know how that turns out sometimes. I googled it. I'm really not good at explaining things that I just found out about myself. Maybe some Olds Guru can enlighten both of us. Tom.
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Cruisin' the Vistas
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Northeast Ohio
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I use my Mityvac with the brake bleeder attachment, can do it by yourself and it's fast.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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So vacuum or pressure bleeding is still probably a good idea anyway to really make sure the air bubbles and water-contaminated brake fluid is out? What fluid do you guys use? This is for a '76 Cutlass by the way. DOT 3,4,5?
Last edited by Pfiffle; March 19th, 2008 at 04:24 PM.. |
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Seasoned beater pilot.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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Landyacht Club President
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Lawton, OK
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I never liked using the Mit-y-vac bleeders or the gravity bleeding method. It never seems to work as well as the old fashioned way.
The only problem is that you need a buddy to help.
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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My brother turned me on to this...take the cap off of the master cylinder, make sure it is full and stays that way and crack the bleeders (one or all depending on the mess you want to make) open and let it run...thats it. Then close them in any order.
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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Thanks for all replies. I think I'm going to gravity bleed, then vacuum to make sure. Since the car is on jack stands already as I'm changing the 2.41 open to a 3.73 posi. that was custom built for me by monzaz here.
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