clemsonfor
Super Member
This is a little different that the normal topic that we have beated to death.
Im not asking should i do it or what with, but how.
I have decided on -20 winshield washer fluid for fill. I have a drill (cheap) pump i bought for this. The plan was to fill 5 gallon bucket with Fluid then just let it run, checking on it every 10 mins or so and adding as needed. Problem that i have found in tests i have done with just water so far is... The threads on the drill pump are suppose to fit a garden hose i think, but they dont, there about 1/16 to small even with generous thread tape the hoses never tighten down good, and leak or fall off. I plan on going to Lowes today to try and find a pvc fitting that will screw on well to it and then glue a reducer to that to get it to 1/2 or so then hose clamp a hose onto the pvc so that i can then lay the drill on the ground and pump, which should make priming easier. NOw i have the pump directly screwd to the hose adapter thing on the rim as the pump is 2 male ends and i did not fell like cutting more hose up than necessary. Being that high in the system its hard to keep and get primed but still doable.
Then i just stopped and took a good length of hose and just poured it full of fluid and used air to tryy and force it in there. It goes but not to well as you need to bleed the air off, and gravity feeding it that way will take days!!!
Any thoughts any of you can think of to help me with this one?
Im not asking should i do it or what with, but how.
I have decided on -20 winshield washer fluid for fill. I have a drill (cheap) pump i bought for this. The plan was to fill 5 gallon bucket with Fluid then just let it run, checking on it every 10 mins or so and adding as needed. Problem that i have found in tests i have done with just water so far is... The threads on the drill pump are suppose to fit a garden hose i think, but they dont, there about 1/16 to small even with generous thread tape the hoses never tighten down good, and leak or fall off. I plan on going to Lowes today to try and find a pvc fitting that will screw on well to it and then glue a reducer to that to get it to 1/2 or so then hose clamp a hose onto the pvc so that i can then lay the drill on the ground and pump, which should make priming easier. NOw i have the pump directly screwd to the hose adapter thing on the rim as the pump is 2 male ends and i did not fell like cutting more hose up than necessary. Being that high in the system its hard to keep and get primed but still doable.
Then i just stopped and took a good length of hose and just poured it full of fluid and used air to tryy and force it in there. It goes but not to well as you need to bleed the air off, and gravity feeding it that way will take days!!!
Any thoughts any of you can think of to help me with this one?