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You may already know all this and not that I am an expert in any way, but Roscoe's way is the best if you can do it. If not, here is the process, if you havent installed the master cyl. (MC) yet, you want to bench bleed it first. Simply stated in a vise or some other device to hold it solid, remove the cover and put temporary lines frim the outputs pointed into the reservoirs, (some new MCs come with tubing kits to do this) fill the MC making sure the lines are below the fluid level. Use a blunt push rod to pump the MC untill all the air bubbles are gone it takes a few pumps. If it is already installed you can do the same thing, its just a pain to do reaching through the side vent-hole. Also, and I found out the hard way, cover your header pipes with somthing that will absorb any spilt fluid. After you bleed the MC reconnect the lines to the car, start with the front or rear line furthest from the mc have someone pump the pedal a few times and hold steady pressure on it while you open the bleeder once the pedal in down, have them hold it down and close the bleeder repeat untill you stop getting air from the bleeder. Go to the other side and repeat the process. After each few bleeds check and refill the MC, if you run it out of fluid you have to start over. Then do the same at the other end of the car, the person pumping the pedal should feel the pedal get stiffer and higher. You can also do the process yourself by running a hose from the bleeder below the fluid level of a container partally filled with fluid and leave the bleeder open the air will push out and only fluid and be sucked back in. This is the same process for four wheel disc or disc and drum or power or manual brakes. Good luck, Sam
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