Stephen Schmidt
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Whats brake fluid? Don't you just need gas?
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I guess it is difficult to explain. Basically I was expecting to see the first 6 inches or so fill with fluid. It was more of a trickle on the bottom of the tube with the rest of the space void of fluid and having the possibility of air getting past and into the bleeder valve. My concern is do have have fluid in the calipers ? Do I have a lot of air in the system ? I rode the bike this afternoon and brakes seem to be a little better then what they were.
What do you do with the old fluids? Brake and coolant? Do most auto parts stores take them and recycle/dispose of them?
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I even found places to take old gas.
You can find a place to recycle almost any hazardous materials on this website:
Earth911.com - Find Recycling Centers and Learn How To Recycle
I even found places to take old gas.
You know what is fun to use old gas for? Starting bon-fires! It seems that old gas is less volatile but once it lights..IT LIGHTS!!!!
For years, I ran a lawnmower on gas (siphoned from a marine 90 gallon tank) that is over 14 years old. It ran fine until about 5 months ago--not sure if it's related to old gas gumming in carb. But, I burned about 20 gallons or so of this gasoline over a 10+ year period in the mower.
Hey, wasn't this thread about brake fluid?
The rear brake on my recently purchased 2006 FZ6 seemed very spongy but not being used to it I wasn’t sure if that’s the way it was. So for the heck of it, I pulled out my super Motion Pro Brake Bleeder and bled it. The bleeder is essentially a valve that, once primed, allows the fluid and air through the value outward, but not back. Works great when you have to do this solo. Anyway, to cut to the chase, the FZ6 rear brake properly bled is actually quite a strong brake. If you’re experiencing any sponge replace the fluid and bleed them good…get all those bubbles out. It’s about 10 minutes with the bleeder.