shop-talk
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Shop-talk] Oil Extractors

To: Jimmie Mayfield <mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Oil Extractors
From: Benjamin Zwissler via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:41:55 -0500
Cc: Shop-Talk List <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
Delivered-to: shop-talk@autox.team.net
References: <352abff1-c8d4-3d3b-ff3d-8371019389c5@comcast.net> <e9951e69-ab01-7c2b-78cc-10e4f4dd766b@sackheads.org>
--===============2865139800962961319==

--000000000000aa1101059c61d763

I bought a venturi vacuum brake bleeder (uses compressed air to create
vacuum) and it's so much easier than a mityvac.  I got mine from wish.com
for less than $15.  The only issue you might have is the reservoir only
holds about a pint.

Ben

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 9:45 PM Jimmie Mayfield via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:

> My mower and pressure washer have drain plugs near the (vertical) shafts.
> It's kind of a pain in the ass to access on the pressure washer but it's
> still less messy than flipping the whole thing upside-down like the user
> manual recommends.
>
> J
>
> On 2020-01-17 21:08, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk wrote:
>
> Folks,
>
> What do y'all use to suck oil out of small engines?  I've got one of
> these, but it never worked worth a damn and the tubing got brittle and
> cracked pretty quickly:
>
> *https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6 <https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6>*
>
> The problem with it is no matter how fast I pumped there would never be
> sufficient vacuum in the canister to move the oil up and out of a sump.
> I've got several small displacement engines that need their oil changed
> regularly--one is a gravel compactor that weighs over 200lbs--and trying to
> tip the engine enough to drain the oil is a real hassle (and messy).
> Anyone know of something that works (I see HF has something similar, but
> the reviews are mixed and it seems to have the same issues as the
> 'Topsider').
>
> TIA,
> Bob
>
> _______________________________________________
> Shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage: 
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation  $12.96
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk
> http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/bjzwissler@gmail.com
>
>

--000000000000aa1101059c61d763
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"auto">I bought a venturi vacuum brake bleeder (uses compressed =
air to create vacuum) and it&#39;s so much easier than a mityvac.=C2=A0 I g=
ot mine from <a href=3D"http://wish.com";>wish.com</a> for less than <span c=
lass=3D"money">$15</span>.=C2=A0 The only issue you might have is the reser=
voir only holds about a pint.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
Ben</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 9:45 PM Jimmie Mayfield via Shop-talk &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
 =20
   =20
 =20
  <div>
    <div>My mower and pressure washer have drain
      plugs near the (vertical) shafts.=C2=A0 It&#39;s kind of a pain in th=
e ass
      to access on the pressure washer but it&#39;s still less messy than
      flipping the whole thing upside-down like the user manual
      recommends.</div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div>J<br>
    </div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div>On 2020-01-17 21:08, Bob Spidell via
      Shop-talk wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote type=3D"cite">
     =20
      Folks,<br>
      <br>
      What do y&#39;all use to suck oil out of small engines?=C2=A0 I&#39;v=
e got one
      of these, but it never worked worth a damn and the tubing got
      brittle and cracked pretty quickly:<br>
      <br>
      <b><a href=3D"https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer">https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6</a></b><br>
      <br>
      The problem with it is no matter how fast I pumped there would
      never be sufficient vacuum in the canister to move the oil up and
      out of a sump.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve got several small displacement engines =
that
      need their oil changed regularly--one is a gravel compactor that
      weighs over 200lbs--and trying to tip the engine enough to drain
      the oil is a real hassle (and messy).=C2=A0 Anyone know of something
      that works (I see HF has something similar, but the reviews are
      mixed and it seems to have the same issues as the &#39;Topsider&#39;)=
.<br>
      <br>
      TIA,<br>
      Bob<br>
      <br>
      <fieldset></fieldset>
      <pre>_______________________________________________

<a href=3D"mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>
=3D"noreferrer">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk"; target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noreferrer">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</a> <a href=
=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">htt=
p://autox.team.net/archive</a>

alk/mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.org" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">h=
ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/mayfield+shoptalk@sackheads.=
org</a>

</pre>
    </blockquote>
    <p><br>
    </p>
  </div>

_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br>
errer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk"; rel=3D"norefer=
rer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk</=
a> <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive"; rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" =
target=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br>
<br>
alk/bjzwissler@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttp://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/bjzwissler@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

--000000000000aa1101059c61d763--

--===============2865139800962961319==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

_______________________________________________

Shop-talk@autox.team.net
Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/shop-talk http://autox.team.net/archive



--===============2865139800962961319==--

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>