Hi,
I got caught short with fluid in some bottle jacks. They had sat unused for
mny years wthout so when I got them out, they were so low on fluid that none
of them would rise by more then an inch or so. 2 12 tons and 2 3 tons.
I used leftover brake fluid in one 12 ton and trensmission fluid in one 3
ton jack because I had lttle time left. In a third 3-ton I used thread
cutting oil.
They worked fine, but so would water I imagine for theshort time I needed
them.
QUESTION: will those ols used hurt the jacks or seals? Or can I wait til the
weekend ro get the proper oil for them? I'm away from home and won't get
back til this Monday, and I forgot to remove the fluids before leaving.
TIA
Twayne`
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<a7d0d312-71a8-4f49-8496-8743801fc88b@l27g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
SonomaProducts.com <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 22, 12:45 pm, "Twayne" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I got caught short with fluid in some bottle jacks. > Twayne`
> Not recognizing right away the term "bottle jack" I was very converned
> what the message might be about and thought maybe it would be best to
> look away but my curiosity got the best of me. Glad it turned out to
> be innocuous (sp?).
You've got me wondering now what you were thinking the term might mean!
I instantly visualised a cylindrical device used for lifting things from
underneath.
--
Stuart Winsor
On Sep 22, 12:45=A0pm, "Twayne" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got caught short with fluid in some bottle jacks. > Twayne`
Not recognizing right away the term "bottle jack" I was very converned
what the message might be about and thought maybe it would be best to
look away but my curiosity got the best of me. Glad it turned out to
be innocuous (sp?).
Stuart wrote the following:
> In article
> <a7d0d312-71a8-4f49-8496-8743801fc88b@l27g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
> SonomaProducts.com <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Sep 22, 12:45 pm, "Twayne" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I got caught short with fluid in some bottle jacks. > Twayne`
>
>> Not recognizing right away the term "bottle jack" I was very converned
>> what the message might be about and thought maybe it would be best to
>> look away but my curiosity got the best of me. Glad it turned out to
>> be innocuous (sp?).
>
> You've got me wondering now what you were thinking the term might mean!
A bottle of Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey?
>
> I instantly visualised a cylindrical device used for lifting things from
> underneath.
>
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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Twayne <[email protected]> typed:
> Hi,
>
> I got caught short with fluid in some bottle jacks. They
> had sat unused for mny years wthout so when I got them
> out, they were so low on fluid that none of them would
> rise by more then an inch or so. 2 12 tons and 2 3 tons.
> I used leftover brake fluid in one 12 ton and
> trensmission fluid in one 3 ton jack because I had lttle
> time left. In a third 3-ton I used thread cutting oil.
> They worked fine, but so would water I imagine for
> theshort time I needed them.
>
> QUESTION: will those ols used hurt the jacks or seals? Or
> can I wait til the weekend ro get the proper oil for
> them? I'm away from home and won't get back til this
> Monday, and I forgot to remove the fluids before leaving.
> TIA
> Twayne`
On Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:45:42 -0400, "Twayne"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I got caught short with fluid in some bottle jacks. They had sat unused for
>mny years wthout so when I got them out, they were so low on fluid that none
>of them would rise by more then an inch or so. 2 12 tons and 2 3 tons.
>
>I used leftover brake fluid in one 12 ton and trensmission fluid in one 3
>ton jack because I had lttle time left. In a third 3-ton I used thread
>cutting oil.
> They worked fine, but so would water I imagine for theshort time I needed
>them.
>
>QUESTION: will those ols used hurt the jacks or seals? Or can I wait til the
>weekend ro get the proper oil for them? I'm away from home and won't get
>back til this Monday, and I forgot to remove the fluids before leaving.
>
>TIA
>Twayne`
>
Hydraulic jack oil, available at most auto parts houses, would have
been ideal.