The generic name for this is a Topsider. It is now many of us do our oil changes.
On 8/24/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I was at autozone the other day and in came a guy withe a small 2 gallon > canister with a weird contraption on it. > > Said it was a old r-12 canister with a connector that you apply shop air > to it and it creates a vacuum. He used it to pull all the oil out of his > engine that way. Looked like it used a venturi effect. > > I thought that was pretty slick, You could use it to pull brake fuild or > transmission fluid or anything else. Definately make less of a mess for me. > > Has anyone built one of these? I'm sure there are plans somewhere on the > internet but suck vacuum oil dipstick crackcase are very common in the > automotive world and google has a ton of links I'm going through. > > Any help would be greatly appriciated. > > Thanks > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com <http://www.buymbparts.com> > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com <http://www.oldworldauto.com> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.