I would wonder about the seal depending upon how the paint was extracted. If you removed the lid and stirred the paint, would the lid no longer seal as well as had the paint been removed by the screw open hole? I might think being able to screw shut the top or seal it well would assist in holding vac. Then again, maybe the shop vac would provide such negative pressure that a less tight seal would work as pressure relief and leak down enough so the bucket does not crush.
All the rest sounds peachy clay On Apr 26, 2013, at 7:01 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > I have been thinking of putting a five gallon paint bucket to use as an > extraction unit - here's what I was thinking - please offer any critiques: > > Five gallon paint bucket. > > Drill a hole and thread a hose barb fitting into the lid opposite the > collapsible "spigot". Put a bushing on the inside of the lid on the threads > that project from the hose barb fitting, and thread on a piece of 1/2" PVC or > something similar that would extend to near the bottom of the bucket. This > would be the dip tube where the oil would come out into the bucket. > > Use an adapter for my shop vac to fit on to the spigot to provide the vacuum. > > Attach the appropriate sized tubing to the hose barb fitting to insert into > the dipstick tube on the car. > > Seems like this would work just fine, and the dip tube would minimize the > amount of oil that might possibly get drawn into the shop vac. > > Thoughts? > > Grant - a question about your brake system fill/flush - can you "back feed" > ABS braking systems? > > Dan > > > On Apr 26, 2013, at 9:30 AM, Larry T wrote: > >> That sure sounds painless! My fuel pump is a diaphragm type so hopefully it >> will work fine. I am recovering from knee surgery so getting down and >> getting back up are pretty difficult for me at this point but your method is >> so simple I can probably supervise my wife and son! >> >> I mentioned using your method on my MGB's clutch system - I plan to share >> your method with the MGB forum I'm on as there's huge frustration when >> trying to bleed the clutch because the bleeder is on the bottom of the slave >> cylinder and pointed downward making bleeding extremely difficult. I >> suspect there are clutch systems that never get bled completely. >> >> Take care -- >> Larry > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
