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To: Benjamin Zwissler <bjzwissler@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Oil Extractors
From: Mark Andy via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 23:16:48 -0600
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Howdy,

I have one of the I think fairl standard oil extractors.  Guessing mine is
a Mityvac, but its not in front of me so ??

Like this:

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mityvac-7-3-l-Fluid-Evacuator-MIT7400/306763761=
?mtc=3DShopping-BA-F_HC-G-D25T-25_31_GARAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA=
-Auto_RLSA&cm_mmc=3DShopping-BA-F_HC-G-D25T-25_31_GARAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-F=
eed-PLA-NA-NA-Auto_RLSA-71700000037147753-58700004141485307-927000486723520=
91&gclid=3DCj0KCQiA04XxBRD5ARIsAGFygj9zgBz8m8m-sV0p0Aj-_4r2IRqXApdI2vfTuRVk=
H3fP0COh5EoSEv8aAo3bEALw_wcB&gclsrc=3Daw.ds

Mark

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 9:42 PM Benjamin Zwissler via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:

> 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
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Howdy,<div><br></div><div>I have one of the I think fairl =
standard oil extractors.=C2=A0 Guessing mine is a Mityvac, but its not in f=
ront of me so ??<br><br>Like this:<br><br><a href=3D"https://www.homedepot.=
com/p/Mityvac-7-3-l-Fluid-Evacuator-MIT7400/306763761?mtc=3DShopping-BA-F_H=
C-G-D25T-25_31_GARAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Auto_RLSA&amp;cm_mmc=
=3DShopping-BA-F_HC-G-D25T-25_31_GARAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Aut=
o_RLSA-71700000037147753-58700004141485307-92700048672352091&amp;gclid=3DCj=
0KCQiA04XxBRD5ARIsAGFygj9zgBz8m8m-sV0p0Aj-_4r2IRqXApdI2vfTuRVkH3fP0COh5EoSE=
v8aAo3bEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=3Daw.ds">https://www.homedepot.com/p/Mityvac-7-3=
-l-Fluid-Evacuator-MIT7400/306763761?mtc=3DShopping-BA-F_HC-G-D25T-25_31_GA=
RAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Auto_RLSA&amp;cm_mmc=3DShopping-BA-F_H=
C-G-D25T-25_31_GARAGE_AUTOMOTIVE-NA-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-Auto_RLSA-71700000037=
147753-58700004141485307-92700048672352091&amp;gclid=3DCj0KCQiA04XxBRD5ARIs=
AGFygj9zgBz8m8m-sV0p0Aj-_4r2IRqXApdI2vfTuRVkH3fP0COh5EoSEv8aAo3bEALw_wcB&am=
p;gclsrc=3Daw.ds</a><br><br>Mark</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 9:42 PM Benja=
min Zwissler 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">I bought a venturi vacuum brake b=
leeder (uses compressed air to create vacuum) and it&#39;s so much easier t=
han a mityvac.=C2=A0 I got mine from <a href=3D"http://wish.com"; target=3D"=
_blank">wish.com</a> for less than <span>$15</span>.=C2=A0 The only issue y=
ou might have is the reservoir only holds about a pint.<div dir=3D"auto"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"auto">Ben</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 9:45 PM Jimmie May=
field via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);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"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">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>
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