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> On Jan 17, 2020, at 20:08, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team=
.net> wrote:
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> Folks,
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> 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 pr=
etty quickly:
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> https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6
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> The problem with it is no matter how fast I pumped there would never be su=
fficient vacuum in the canister to move the oil up and out of a sump. I've g=
ot several small displacement engines that need their oil changed regularly-=
-one is a gravel compactor that weighs over 200lbs--and trying to tip the en=
gine enough to drain the oil is a real hassle (and messy). Anyone know of s=
omething that works (I see HF has something similar, but the reviews are mix=
ed and it seems to have the same issues as the 'Topsider').
My dad had one of those, and he and I used it for decades. I replaced the ho=
ses a couple times, with stuff from whardware or auto parts store. The tri=
cks were to get hoses that fit properly, and a better clamp to pinch the hos=
e off with. Also hot oil, and keep the hose in the oil the whole time. (If i=
t can suck air, the vacuum is gone fast. Close the valve and pump it back up=
,)
I never used it on any thing but a small engines, on random lawn and farm to=
ols, with a sump capacity of a couple quarts tops.=20
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dir="ltr"><br>On Jan 17, 2020, at 20:08, Bob Spidell via Shop-talk <<a
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Folks,<br>
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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:<br>
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<b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6";>https://tinyurl.com/uh4p7l6</a></b><br>
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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').<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>My dad had one
of those, and he and I used it for decades. I replaced the hoses a couple
times, with stuff from whardware or auto parts store. The tricks were to
get hoses that fit properly, and a better clamp to pinch the hose off with.
Also hot oil, and keep the hose in the oil the whole time. (If it can suck air,
the vacuum is gone fast. Close the valve and pump it back up,)</div><div
dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I never used it on any thing but a small
engines, on random lawn and farm tools, with a sump capacity of a couple quarts
tops. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote
type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>
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