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radiator pressure tester question/opinion needed

dime

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sk so i am wanting to get a nice complete kit and i cant seem to make my mind up which one to buy. I am definitely wanting a complete kit because i never know what I'm going to be working on from day to day. Anyway here's what I'm looking at astro pneumatic seems to have the most complete kits the first one has allot of adapters but they appear to be plastic, is that usually a big deal on these? one plus for this one is even though its a little pricey is it comes with there brand of a u view type vacuum coolant filler too. The second one I'm looking at is a little cheaper and doesn't have the vacuum setup or as many adapters but it still has a good selection of them but they are aluminum. so anyway I'm really just looking for some recommendations also if you guys recommend something else let me know.
http://www.tooltopia.com/astro-pneumatic-78585.aspx
http://www.tooltopia.com/astro-pneumatic-7858.aspx
 
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Dime

That astro kit is nice. I purchased the Snap On kit about 17 years ago and have used weekly with zero problems. The adapters are metal in my kit but I don't imagine the plastic adapters would cause any problems and they won't rust.
 
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dime

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thanks for your reply! so your saying go for the first one being the bigger kit but is plastic then?
 
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Yeah that's what I would do( wasn't an option when I bought so many years ago). Especially if it comes with a vacuum filling tool. Can't believe what I did before they made those vacuum fillers.
 
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dime

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alirght cool ill go that route, I just needed another opinion to get me off the fence about it.
thanks again for the reply.
 
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