Recent content by Chipm

My daughter pulled it out of a dumpster. The dividers remind me of a CD case.

I have a Mityvac pressure bleeder that works pretty well and includes the Toyota adapter. BUT, I have found I really prefer vacuum bleeding for routine fluid replacement. I use an 8-quart oil extractor. The pressure bleeder still works for stubborn caliper replacements and that sort of thing...

I'm wondering if a chainsaw bar grease gun would work on this.

Fascinating to see you take these cars apart and put them back together.

This is a good thread. I am planning a long skinny building, so a trunk line would cost half of what a loop does. What about dryers? At what point do we need one of those for typical auto repair use? For just me, I've gotten by with a vapor separator on the regulator, but if we step up to a...

6 point only. They are not "made" to be that tight, but often they are.

Scaling this idea up a bit, If one were to run two compressors, how would you set that up? Would one have a higher kick-on point? Would they need check valves?

All of my Mityvac stuff has been disappointing in quality, except for the actual hand-pump traditional "mityvac" mityvac. The fluid extractor leaks and uses ****** rubber hose connectors. The ATF filler uses ****** hoses that get hard when exposed to ATF and use proprietary fittings to it is...

The Harbor Freight one works great. I replaced a Mityvac that wore out - a replacement Mityvac pump costs more than the whole thing at HF. I use it for topside oil changes and brake flushes three or four times a week. https://www.harborfreight.com/23-gallon-manual-fluid-extractor-62643.html

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I disagree, the new Motivx that works off the flats is amazing. The ones that grab the ears would break overtightened oil filter caps more often than not - they crack where the ears meet the cup. I have not broken a single one since I switched to the newer style Motivx...

Agreed. I think I am pushing 4,000 lift cycles with all kinds of cars. I've had to replace some wear items but generally they have held up well.

I didn't know this was a thing. I am planning a new shop and ruled out rotary screw compressors because getting 3-ph will be cost prohibitive.

That reminds me of one of my early "wins" when I started my car repair business. A lady called me with a BMW that kept throwing lean codes. Another shop had replaced the MAF and some other stuff and she still had a problem, and couldn't pass emissions to get her tag. She heard from someone...

Our local Oreillys turns rotors.