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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:32:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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a bone dry new master cylinder will not pump fluid and air out the wheels
unless it's bench bled first.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: Master Cylinder - Help!




> Sounds like you need to open the bleeder valves on the back of the wheel
> and have someone pump the brake pedal while you bleed each brake. If
> that doesn't do it, then you may have a bad MC. It can happen, has
> happened, will happen.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
> pete wrote:
>> 80 Westy - installed a rebuilt brake MC from a list vendor - the male
>> from the servo and the female on the MC are mated. I fill the reservoir
>> and pump the pedal - the reservoir stays at the same level and there is
>> no brake resistance. Any ideas? Please?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>>
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