Folks, I've heard back from Steve Bennett at Great Plains about my brake problem. He has been really helpful given my difficulty in explaining my system to him in email words. He has no knowledge of the problem previously which suggests it is my setup at fault.
Steve suggests that if the cylinders are to be vertical then the bleeder and exit line to the slave should be at the bottom (yes!!) and the plunger at the top. This is opposite to what I've done but I reckon it would make bleeding almost impossible in situ. There would be no way to get air out next to the plunger. Nonetheless, I'll try it by bleeding first before I mount it upright. I'm also going to pull the bugger to bits to confirm how it works and whether it has any relief ports at all. Finally, I'm gonna put identical amounts of brake fluid in the frig and the sun and determine what expansion there is. If none of that works I'll use whisky (Bourbon to you fellas) which will come in handy if she decides to nose over under lock on me :-) Mark L's experience with the VW master and overfilling sounds on the money to me also. John Martindale Family 29 Jane Circuit TOORMINA NSW 2452 AUSTRALIA ph: 61 2 66584767 email: [email protected] web: http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/johnjanet/Martindale.htm
