<VV> Brake Lines with Fluid Would Be Great!

[Andy Clark]

I've mentioned this before, but for those who haven't seen it: grease the
bleeder screw threads lightly to stop them leaking air when you use the
vacuum pump. Now, when the system is completely bled, you won't get any
deceptive bubbles.
Andy Clark
1966 140/4 Monza Sedan
1966 140/4 Yenko Clone
1966 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: "Matthew Klopfer" <corvairdroptop at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Brake Lines with Fluid Would Be Great!


> Yes, but I have trouble with this method. Of allowing the bleeders to be
> open overnight. If everythings kosher, it's possible that all the fluid
will
> run out (overnight) and you're right back where you started...and with a
> mess...
> I perfer to allow this to work for, say, an hour, and THEN suck with a
> Mighty Vac.
> BTW, when using the Mighty Vac, you will draw bubbles as you pull fluid.
All
> these bubbles arn't necesarily coming from the brake pipes, but from
around
> the bleeder threads. If you pull a container full of fluid, and still get
> bubbles, consider it bled, and the bubbles are from the bleeder threads.
>
> harry yarnell
> perryman garage and orphanage
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net