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Old 05-05-2012 | 05:28 PM
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Princess Auto has weed sprayers on sale for 9.99 that will make an ideal ghetto motive power bleeder. there is even an extra "bleed port" on the bottle ideal for adding a cheap pressure guage . those project minded of you I am sure can build your pwn power bleeder with this. I picked up a spare coolant tank and brake fluid cap for my audi last time at the wreckers so I am 90% of the way there..
Old 05-05-2012 | 05:57 PM
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Clive......I have one, made it 5 years ago and since I never was able to find a cap for the VW, it was never used. It even has a pressure gauge on it! Want to borrow it? Let me know.
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I bought one years ago made by Motive and got my moneys worth many moons ago and still use it!
How do you attach the clear feeder tube to the cap?
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well it is all about the project ... im still working out a few bugs

Imre you should be able to get a cap from the wreckers drill a hole and rig something up . i'll keep you guys up to speed
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I did that but the problem is that the 4th gen VWs have a float in the cap. There is no way to seal it up.
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buy the adapter from Motive? Mine is billet aluminum.

I have the power bleeder with the cap that fits MKIV jettas and Pcars.

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Originally Posted by petee_c
buy the adapter from Motive? Mine is billet aluminum.

I have the power bleeder with the cap that fits MKIV jettas and Pcars.

P
Excellent idea. Now why didn't I think of that?



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