[DeTomaso] Hydraulic jack oil level???

[Will Kooiman]

Mine worked when new, but when I got it out a year later, I discovered the
fluid had leaked out all over the garage floor.

Mine has the same plug you described.

I think you're supposed to fill it up to the plug, with the cylinder fully
depressed.  If you fill it with the cylinder fully extended, it leaks out
when you depress it.

Also - I think you're supposed to store it with the screw tightened.

The key words are "I think".  Hopefully someone on the list that is smarter
than I, will respond.

That would be just about anyone.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Ken Green
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 7:24 PM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Hydraulic jack oil level???

I bought a used engine hoist and when I first tried it, only about half the
pump stroke did anything.  There is a small (about 1/4 inch) rubber plug
about 80% of the way up the body, and I added some jack oil there.  It seems
to work fine now, but I was wondering if typically you fill the jack with
oil up to the plug?
 
Thanks,
 
Ken
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