RE: Cheap vacuum pump

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Original poster: "Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I'm not sure if it is a good idea to inflate car tires with a fridge
compressor. The two I have played with as vacuum pumps blew some oil out the
exhaust, and oil in your tires ain't good.

Jonathan

www.madlabs.info



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> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:35 AM
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> Subject: Cheap vacuum pump
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> Original poster: "Gates" <ryker@xxxxxxx>
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> Hey gang
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> Just a little note, I saw a posting that read vacuum pumps are
> expensive some time ago.
> To remove those nasty air bubbles from home made caps.
>   If you have an old fridge laying around before sending it to the
> dump pull  the compressor out of it.
> Most refrigerators are thrown out do to a Freon leak but the
> Motor(compressor/Vacuum pump) still works.
> If the compressor still works it makes a good vacuum pump and not to
> mention a nifty little compressor to pump up your car tires.
> Just cut the copper lines leaving two inches attached to the
> compressor one is the pressure line and one is suction.
> Just a money saving tip.
> Gates
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