[AT] Oil Vacuum- Common sense solution?

[Mogrits]

I'd love to have more info on that, Richard.

Dean, I know better than to suck flammables through a shop vac, and was
more thinking of pulling a vacuum on one side of a vessel to draw the oil
into the other. In the case of motor oil only, it would probably be okay to
negative pressurise a container, say a sealed 5 gallon bucket with a shop
vac hose sealed to the lid, and then run a hose to the engine/oil connected
to a pipe sealed into the bucket lid (or the side or the bottom for that
matter), that discharged the oil in the bottom of the barrel.

Grin...I may have to try that if I can get someone to hold my beer!

Warren

On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 8:26 PM, Richard Walker <richardwalker at pobox.com>
wrote:

> Thirty years ago I bought a bunch of miscellaneous tools and equipment
> from a retiring heavy equipment mechanic at his yard sale.  Included was
> a clever oil sucker which worked on the venturi principle. Probably the
> mechanic shopbuilt it.  He said he used it on hydraulic systems, fuel
> tanks, etc.  Quick disconnect hooked to an air source, a barb fitting
> for the suction hose, a barb fitting for the discharge hose.  Have used
> it often - one of those things you never realize how handy it is until
> you actually have one.  I'll drag it out and send you more info and
> photos if you want.
>
>
> Richard
>
>
>
> > This is tractor related: Does anyone have a clever way to suck oil out
> > of a sump or other confined space where you cannot get to the drain
> > plug? I saw a "Liquivac" device on the internet for 60.00, but I
> > already have a small "Mighty-Vac" system used for bleeding brakes and
> > was wondering if I could make that work. Anyone done this or something
> > similar to evacuate oil? Possibly even using a shop-vac?
>
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