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It's fairly normal proceedure to bench bleed a master cylinder before
bolting
it to the car. This ensures that any air bubbles are driven out of the
chambers
and passages within the master itself, and that the fluid pushed out by
pushing the piston don't damage any painted surfaces.
Take it out and put it in a vise. You can get a master bleed kit for
very few
dollars that route the fluid coming out of the ports back into the
reserviour.
Then it will be easy for you to verify whether it is indeed circulating the
fluid or has a bad seal or other defect.
If fluid is being circulated, perhaps you have a bad prop. valve, assuming
you've verified that you aren't having a sealing problem at any of the
junctions as others have suggested.
-Bob Cisneros
http://firstgenfirebird.org/show/closeup.mv?CarID=231
San Jose, CA
On 09/17/08 09:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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I did have a solid pedal before; the reservoir never went dry and I never had
to add fluid after bleeding.? Bleeders are pointed up.
I should be seeing fluid circulate in the reservoir when I depress the pedal
correct?? Is there any way to isolate the master and test it?? I just want to
be sure that is the issue before I replace it.
Thanks
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