Ok.... A technical question.... here come the lurkers!!! LOL
1. Pressure is too high. 3-5 lbs should do.
2. Be sure to re-center the PWDA shuttle. Too much pressure will push it to
one side or t'other closing off 1 circuit.
3. You didn't say what cylinder(s) you were trying to bleed. That would
help the diagnosis.
4. Will MJB pick this up?
5. I apologize for leaving the original question in total. I'm a lousy editor.
Peter C
Oh, you mean the Sprite? 'cause you know, that's got a 1275, too!
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At 03:10 PM 12/13/2002, bill b. wrote:
>Sheeesh. Finally got a beautiful warm afternoon to
>finish up the brakes on the Sprite. Mastercylinder
>assembled and installed. Brake fluid in.
>
>Attached the ultra-deluxe home made bleeder
>contraption and pressure does not seem to go through
>to force out fluid.
>
>Is there something wrong with my rocket science here?
>
>I hooked an air hose to the top of the mastercylinder.
>With MC cap on and inside the cap spill blocking thing
>removed I attached a tire valve stem to a 3" rubber
>pipe cap with a hose type clamp. Applying about ten
>pounds of pressure. I can tell it is applying pressure
>because the rubber attachment "domes" up.
>
>Question: Does the brake pedal have to be in a
>particular position to let the pressure through.
>Should I use more than 10 pounds of pressure? Or have
>I mis-understood the principle of pressure bleeding.
>
>I may have to wait for my wife to come home to
>manually bleed the brakes.
>
>rats, darn, phooey, bill b. '69 Sprite
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