HELP! Anyone near Westminster

[trooney]

Md? My Mityvac took a dump and I need a saw p&v tested. Don't really want to bring it to a shop. Hope somebody can help out. Thanks.

 

[PA Dan]

Damn Tom sorry to hear that! Hope you find someone close.

 

[trooney]

Damn Tom sorry to hear that! Hope you find someone close.

Yeah, now the choice if noone offers to buy another one. I don't use it like I used to.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Contact Mityvac, they might warranty it for you. I find most tool companies want to keep you happy, even the cheaper ones. Mine is Snap-On and I really like it. Mostly metal and fully rebuildable although there's no way I'll ever wear it out since I don't use it for a living any more. I bet you can get a nice one on Fleabay for reasonable cost.

 

[trooney]

THanks. A new one costs $75 bucks and I really dont want to go down that hole for something I might use 2 or 3 times...

 

[dangerousatom]

Harbor Freight has mighty vac, and there not China copy. Real deal aluminum ones and the white plastic ones.

Amazon's got the plastics one for like $44 2day and a Duratech for $29

Have you tried to take it apart and replace the O-rings? Could be one is just worn out or got some brake fluid in it and that took out one?
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[trooney]

Mine was an 8500. Cheapest one I found was $75

 

[dangerousatom]

Heres a rebuild for $30

https://www.amazon.com/Mityvac-Pump-Rebuild-KIT-MTY-MVM8900/dp/B007QV5DGM?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A1AUFI5NHGNZ61&gQT=1

 

[Eduardo K]

I’m in Baldwin, near Loch Raven. I think mine still works., I just need to locate it. I should be around all day on Wednesday, working from home.

 

[trooney]

I work 2-10. How about the weekend? Thanks

 

[Eduardo K]

I’m around this weekend. Let me dig it out and test it for you.

 

[trooney]

Thanks alot. I'll be in touch.

 

[hacskaroly]

I don't envy either of you, I lived in Charles County for 17 years and left three years ago. It was pretty in the fall, but just way too close to DC!

 

[trooney]

I don't envy either of you, I lived in Charles County for 17 years and left three years ago. It was pretty in the fall, but just way too close to DC!

I'm up in Northern Carroll County just down the road from Gettysburg. Still fairly good country around here. Charles County was fairly good until they built up Waldorf. Seems like any bedroom community for DC sucks anymore.

 

[hacskaroly]

Charles County was fairly good until they built up Waldorf

I was in Waldorf, at least it wasn't Prince Garbage County, still, I would have been happier farther down in St. Mary's County, but I worked in Arlington, so the commute sucked already. I did like northern Maryland and West Virginia area.

 

[Coupe]

The metal Mityvac 8500 are made so you can fully rebuild them.
You will have checked the schrader valve as they can fail and they will not
hold preasure. But if it is not that probably an o ring and may pay to
try a bit of real light oil which is non toxic to rubber.

 

[Stem]

I'm up in Northern Carroll County just down the road from Gettysburg.

lived in Taneytown/Mayberry/Westminster majority of my life. Been in Gettysburg since 2012.

 

[trooney]

lived in Taneytown/Mayberry/Westminster majority of my life. Been in Gettysburg since 2012.

I was raised in Reisterstown but been living up here for 30 years. Used to go to Gettysburg and climb on the rocks behind Little Round top as a teenager.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Pennsylvania is a nice place, at least around Pittsburgh. Went there on vacation a couple of years ago and liked it, felt alot like Kentucky where I live.

 

[trooney]

I was rais

lived in Taneytown/Mayberry/Westminster majority of my life. Been in Gettysburg since 2012.

The old Twin Kiss in Taneytown was one of my favorites. Used to hunt by Kirby's on Mayberry Rd.