Where can I find a USA made suction gun?
- Thread starter groucho
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You could make your own...
Lincoln, Plewis, Goldenrod and OTC list piston type suction guns, but I see no mention of country of origin for any of them.
The only review of the Goldenrod suction gun I found was on Amazon, and is disappointing.
On the only opportunity I've had to use one "recently" (6-8 years ago), I was broke down and bought one from a chain store (Oreily's, Autozone, Advanced, ... I don't remember, except it wasn't NAPA) it sucked in every way, except moving fluid.
For refill, a long enough section of hose can be adapted to the jug to gravity feed the fluid into the drivetrain item you are servicing.
Mightyvac makes a larger volume collection canister (2 Qt. IIRC) that should drain a moderately sized diff or trans in a couple goes, as well as a combination vacuum pump and receptacle that should handle all but the largest in one shot.
Nice thing about the Mightyvac, it is useful in more than your stated application.
Lincoln, Plewis, Goldenrod and OTC list piston type suction guns, but I see no mention of country of origin for any of them.
The only review of the Goldenrod suction gun I found was on Amazon, and is disappointing.
On the only opportunity I've had to use one "recently" (6-8 years ago), I was broke down and bought one from a chain store (Oreily's, Autozone, Advanced, ... I don't remember, except it wasn't NAPA) it sucked in every way, except moving fluid.
For refill, a long enough section of hose can be adapted to the jug to gravity feed the fluid into the drivetrain item you are servicing.
Mightyvac makes a larger volume collection canister (2 Qt. IIRC) that should drain a moderately sized diff or trans in a couple goes, as well as a combination vacuum pump and receptacle that should handle all but the largest in one shot.
Nice thing about the Mightyvac, it is useful in more than your stated application.
nehog
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The last one I had sucked at all things except for fluids where it did **** a little bit, leaking and dribbling down my arms. And the floor. And my cart. Did a good job of lubricating my wrenches, though a box wrench should not need nearly that much oil.
Pretty pricey. My issue is I rarely use these and my last one was far out of warantee went it stopped working and I only used it 2-3 times. Thanks for the link!
I have this one from Lincoln.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRJCM/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It is made in India but I have had no issues with it over the last few years. I wipe it out after each use and have no problems with leakage.
If you are not going to use it that often, I think this might work for you and if you clean it out after each use, I am sure that it will provide good service.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRJCM/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It is made in India but I have had no issues with it over the last few years. I wipe it out after each use and have no problems with leakage.
If you are not going to use it that often, I think this might work for you and if you clean it out after each use, I am sure that it will provide good service.
Might be a good choice based on it's reviews, price, and your input here. I'll see what else comes up from this thread before i finally decide. Thank you
Choose your poison.
http://www.mityvac.com/pages/products_fee.asp
http://www.mityvac.com/pages/products_fee.asp
Just an fyi, many Mityvac products are made in Taiwan
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SR7TC/?tag=atomicindus08-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SR7TC/?tag=atomicindus08-20
redmondjp
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Buy a Mityvac Fluid Evacuator which will meet all of your fluid suckage requirements.
Skip the 'plus' model which has a convoluted and trouble-prone reversing valve which allows you to pump fluid out.
This is one of the best tools that I have ever purchased for automotive service work. I also have one of those grease-gun-type suction guns pictured above, and have only ever used it once.
Skip the 'plus' model which has a convoluted and trouble-prone reversing valve which allows you to pump fluid out.
This is one of the best tools that I have ever purchased for automotive service work. I also have one of those grease-gun-type suction guns pictured above, and have only ever used it once.