Date:         Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:21:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How do explain this?
Comments: To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com>
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It sure as heck did something by itself. When I called it quits for the
night the pedal when to the floor with no resistance whatsoever. And the
next evening when I tried it there was fluid in the slave cylinder and back
pressure at the pedal. Well it didn't actually do the whole line by itself,
or did it? As I mentioned earlier when I cracked the bleeder valve fluid was
coming out of it. And I did go to the front twice an pumped the pedal. Not
being able to be in two places at the same time all I could do was listen to
see if the flow increased when I pumped it. And yes it did. All I know is
that when I closed the system there was back pressure and the shifting was
fine. I will bleed it again this evening and see what I get to come out. So
how do you explain that Jim?

"The high points are at the master cylinder and just before the slave."

The line on mine actually come in below the slave and bends and levels out
at the point where you tighten the fitting. Maybe some redid it that way

Paul


On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> On Apr 30, 2011, at 10:11 AM, neil n wrote:
>
>  Though slow, the brake system will "gravity bleed". I assume the
>> clutch line would do the same.
>>
>
> I doubt it. The clutch line goes down and up and down and up and down.
> The high points are at the master cylinder and just before the slave.
> The air that gathers at the rise before it goes to the slave will just
> sit there. There's not enough fluid movement to encourage it to the
> master.
>
> Jim
>