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Old 03-29-2004, 11:38 PM
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3/16". Use clear tubing so you can see any air bubbles. I have everything you'll need here except for time. Let me know if you want to borrow my stuff.
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Thanks Tom- I'm gonna pick some stuff up and add it to my collection though.

I'm just about ready to tackle any average job the vette can throw at me now.

-Steve

PS How's the new exhaust working out for you on the GTO?
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I bought a 25' roll of clear tubing at Wal-Mart in the aquarium dept for about $3. Had to wiggle it some to get it over the bleeder but it worked great!
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PS How's the new exhaust working out for you on the GTO?
It sure made a difference in the higher RPM range. Revs much free-er now and pulls hard past 5500. Not bad for a Pontiac. It took me a while to get used to the sound, but I am very happy with it now. In fact, I wish my vette sounded as good as the goat does now. Oh well. Nothing a little more compression and bigger cam can't fix :)

Next time you drop by, remind me to show you some of the little part that came with my Miti-vac. The miti-vac is pretty much useless for bleading brakes, but the small parts that came with it make things mach easier when doing it the "old fashioned way". See ya!
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Default Re: What size tubing for brake bleeding? (Pacin'California)

3/4" pvc! seriously, it's my own one man bleeder tool. i wrote a tech tip about it. go check it out.

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