Matt68 wrote:
sgc wrote:
Matt68 wrote:
Make your own pump! it is quite easy, and will come in VERY handy in the future.
Perhaps you'd like to contribute a howto?
I made mine by following a how to from an american site. I can work on that though. Give me a week or so, I'll take some pics.
Ok, no pics for now but here is the gist of it:
1) Supercheap grease gun, lever style, around $20, you can get the smaller one, and mine is chrome for the extra bling
Bin the spring & plunger.
2) Grease gun flexible hose, you'll want a 30cm or longer one. Even a cheapie is rated to several thousand PSI, so will handle what we use (several hundred) with ease.
3) The fitting, called a GAS CHUCK from Parker. Will definately post pics of this next week when i have a camera. cost me about $80. It allows you to screw onto the schreader valve fitting without having to rotate the hose, and then you can release the pressure as slow or fast as you like with the special tap in the end of it.
4) Get an adapter made (i got the radiator place to silver solder two nuts together, one for each different thread type) for the grease gun flexi hose to the gas chuck.
5) Pump
6) Throw it in the toolbox in the boot (hence the small grease gun is probably best), best $120 i ever spent.
7) can be used by one person, no spinning of whole unit to attach (the magic of the gas chuck) so you can fill it up as you go. Can detach one handed, and keep fluid in it ready for the other side.
Edit: Use plumbers teflon tape on all joins! Forgot to mention that!
easy, and will save you $$ in the long run!!
M
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