BTW, the EZ-Bleed bleed nipples (which have check valves in them) come with their threads coated with a red gummy substance that serves the same purpose. Without that, they would work poorly, because air would get sucked into the system every time you took your foot off the pedal during the bleeding process.
They sell the red glop separately, but I bet the teflon pipe dope is more cost effective. If you have any more of the Teflon stuff lying around, it would an interesting experiment to see if brake fluid attacks it after it has dried. Doug Braun '72 Spit At 07:26 AM 4/3/2003 -0700, you wrote: >While the MityVac manufacturers recommend tape, it does have the possibility of >introducing shreds >of the stuff into the system. The same results can be had by using Teflon pipe dope, >sparingly >applied, without the chance of shreds getting stuck in various orifices. The liquid >pipe dope is >alcohol-based, and therefore is soluble in all brake fluids except silicone fluids, >and applying it >to all but the last couple of threads ensures that little or none of it is introduced >into the brake >system. /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
