Years ago a friend was kind enough to let me borrow his vacuum-powered cooling system filling tool, and was even kinder to let me keep it here more or less indefinitely, since I'm always working on either my car or somebody else's.
My Pantera has been in the air for months undergoing the world's slowest brake system upgrade, part of which required draining the cooling system. The brakes are all plumbed now so today I chose to reinstall the hose I had to remove, and fill it up.
With my Iphone lying handy I decided to show how this tool works. It's brilliant!
Cooling system filling tool
Unfortunately, this particular model is no longer available from Harbor Freight Tools where he got it. A different company offers several competing designs however.
Cooling Tools | UView
This tool is one of the best investments I ever would have made, had I actually made it! Having a friend who just lets me keep it is even better!
(As an aside, why is it that when I post a link to a Youtube video, it comes across simply as a naked link, whereas when others do it, you actually see a Youtube window with the video in view???)
My Pantera has been in the air for months undergoing the world's slowest brake system upgrade, part of which required draining the cooling system. The brakes are all plumbed now so today I chose to reinstall the hose I had to remove, and fill it up.
With my Iphone lying handy I decided to show how this tool works. It's brilliant!
Cooling system filling tool
Unfortunately, this particular model is no longer available from Harbor Freight Tools where he got it. A different company offers several competing designs however.
Cooling Tools | UView
This tool is one of the best investments I ever would have made, had I actually made it! Having a friend who just lets me keep it is even better!
(As an aside, why is it that when I post a link to a Youtube video, it comes across simply as a naked link, whereas when others do it, you actually see a Youtube window with the video in view???)