> It just so happens that I had a leaky brake master cylinder
> the other day, so I installed a new master cylinder and bled it
> yesterday to fix the problem. And yet there was that "soft
> brake syndrom". When I got home, I figured, what the heck, I'll
> give it a shot. Nothing to lose except maybe bust a seal on a
> new master cylinder.
> I woke-up this morning and ran down stairs and outside to see
> if pumping and wedging the pedal worked.
> Then I ran back inside because I realized I had no clothes on.
> Then I ran back outside (after I got dressed) to remove the wood
> block. And lo and behold, the girling demons had been exorcised.
This isn't as nutty as it sounds. Depending on where the
bubble is in the lines, it is quite possible for it to work
its way back into the reservoir where it will escape. The
reservoir is always the highest point in the system.
Dave Fain
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