Date:         Sat, 5 May 2012 09:24:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacing Master Brake Cylinder, How Much Fluid to Buy?
Comments: To: Paul Rogers <wognacious@gmail.com>
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On 05/05/2012 07:00 AM, Paul Rogers wrote:

"I bleed the system manually with the aid of a friend per the write up
on BTDT."

Sounds easy-peasy. Been a while since I visited that site. Link?

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.

On 05/05/2012 07:00 AM, Paul Rogers wrote:
> I just did mine last Wednesday and used approx 1 US Pint. I bleed the
> system manually with the aid of a friend per the write up on BTDT. No
> pumping prior to opening the bleeders. Open the bleeder first yell at
> your friend, "Slowly depress the pedal and stop short of the
> floorboard and hold it." Close bleeder and repeat..blah blah. Anyway
> did that twice, per the procedure, and away you go. Hope it all goes
> well for you. Paul R 85 Westy, that may be a  canadate
>
> Sent from my iPlace
>
> On May 4, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Rocket J
> Squirrel<camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>  wrote:
>
>> Assuming that I don't screw up majorly, that is.
>>
>> -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984 Westfalia. A
>> poor but proud people. 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca.
>> 1972 from a defunct company in San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed
>> as The Westrailia.