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Easiest way to siphon liquids from a tank is using a hose and a 500ml syringe. A big syringe can suck much better than you can, and it doesn't object to getting petrol in its mouth.

mangocrazy wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:38 pm Easiest way to siphon liquids from a tank is using a hose and a 500ml syringe. A big syringe can suck much better than you can, and it doesn't object to getting petrol in its mouth.

Can't be easier than the jiggle hose. You just give it a wiggle motion and the one way valve starts the flow and the gravity takes over. No mess and no drinking fuel.

dern wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:43 pm

mangocrazy wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:38 pm Easiest way to siphon liquids from a tank is using a hose and a 500ml syringe. A big syringe can suck much better than you can, and it doesn't object to getting petrol in its mouth.

Can't be easier than the jiggle hose. You just give it a wiggle motion and the one way valve starts the flow and the gravity takes over. No mess and no drinking fuel.

I've got a jiggle hose and I suspect mine is a Bit Shit as it takes a fair old time to get going and can be temperamental. The syringe just works every time.

dern wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:56 pm Jiggle (joggle?) hose for the win when draining tanks. Never had one before but a brilliant thing.

Never had a fish tank vac

They work the same way.

mangocrazy wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:38 pm Easiest way to siphon liquids from a tank is using a hose and a 500ml syringe. A big syringe can suck much better than you can, and it doesn't object to getting petrol in its mouth.

I've got 3' clear hose. Can see the petrol approaching

Often pinch fuel from each of the 3 bikes in garage.

I like a diesel primer bulb for jobs like that. Also used on some outboard boat engine fuel systems too.

cheb wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 6:57 pm I like a diesel primer bulb for jobs like that. Also used on some outboard boat engine fuel systems too.

I’ve got a hose with a primer bulb in it to drain the generator but you have to continue to operate the bulb on mine to pump the fuel. With this the fuel syphons on its own once the flow starts.

Just got myself a spring puller

I'll be buggered if I can find my step bit, bloody thing was only used to drill 4 holes, so needing to drill 2 x 15'ish mm holes;

One of these as I needed to deliver a 12v supply to the handbrake motors on my daughter’s car as the brake pads needed to be changed and I don’t have access to VAG software / appropriate device.

Only issue is the crocodile clip on the delivered earth is a bit shit, I might see if I can find a sprung hook round clip doodah to replace it. Otherwise, it worked a treat

Augmented my plastic pry doodads for trim removal etc with some steel ones. Had to dress the edges a tad all round to remove burrs with the fiber wheel on the bench grinder. May get ambitious & actually give them the benefit of a fine file to make the edges perfect.
They were a bit bigger than I expected, which was a nice bonus (ooer missus)

3/8 - 1 1/4in Sunex angle wrenches arrived today.

Also bought the 8 - 19mm set, but they won't be here for another week.

While Sunex sockets are a work of art, these wrenches are the cheapest looking crap I've ever seen. We're talking worse than the worse Made in India garbage. 4th rate chrome, wrenches covered in scratches, dents & other blemishes, then plated over. They were 50% off for Black Friday, still not worth it. Harbor Freight wouldn't sell this crap.
They're going back on Monday. I'll be buying the Capri tools versions instead.

These showed up today. I didn't *need* them, but the bloke in the YT vid I watched on swapping out the shocks on the SBH used them, so reason enough

Capri tools again. Haven't ordered the angle spanners yet, altho I did get the refund after returning the Sunex crap.

Silly Car wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:08 pm One of these as I needed to deliver a 12v supply to the handbrake motors on my daughter’s car as the brake pads needed to be changed and I don’t have access to VAG software / appropriate device.


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Only issue is the crocodile clip on the delivered earth is a bit shit, I might see if I can find a sprung hook round clip doodah to replace it. Otherwise, it worked a treat

Good strength magnet for the win there mate !

A 17mm impact socket because I split two of them on Saturday trying to undo wheel nuts on the car that some rattle gun weilding ape had overtightened.

Ditchfinder wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:33 am A 17mm impact socket because I split two of them on Saturday trying to undo wheel nuts on the car that some rattle gun weilding ape had overtightened.

That really BMP. At the last tyre place I went to the apes rattle gunned the wheel bolts on, and only then then used a torque wrench. As soon as I got home I loosened the bolts off (using a breaker bar and scaffold pole they were that tight) then tightened up to recommended torque figures. It really is a wonder that more wheel nut/bolt/hub threads aren't stripped by these clowns.

mangocrazy wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 12:13 pm

Ditchfinder wrote: Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:33 am A 17mm impact socket because I split two of them on Saturday trying to undo wheel nuts on the car that some rattle gun weilding ape had overtightened.

That really BMP. At the last tyre place I went to the apes rattle gunned the wheel bolts on, and only then then used a torque wrench. As soon as I got home I loosened the bolts off (using a breaker bar and scaffold pole they were that tight) then tightened up to recommended torque figures. It really is a wonder that more wheel nut/bolt/hub threads aren't stripped by these clowns.

Had the tires rotated on the ST at the place we get tires (rotations are free*). They used a Milwaukee cordless impact & then a digital torque wrench set to the correct 150 ft/lb


*Took then a box of donuts

I just discovered the tool, gizmo & gadget section of Temu.... uh oh...