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Originally Posted by JL1RX7
Use the good old pump pump hold. The power bleeder's have been know in the past to not get all the air out.
Also was the fluid sealed? Might be worth getting new.
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I guess I don't understand how a pressurized bleeding system would leave air in the system. Also, if it were air in the system wouldn't pumping the pedal rapidly stiffen it up, if not just briefly? No matter how many time the brake's pumped the pedal is the same. I'll still try the old fashioned method but I'm not optimistic.
The fluid was sealed. Never even cracked open until last week.
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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2
On the Motive power bleeder, what kind of adapter are you using to rig it up to your MC? I love my power bleeder, but I quickly found out that the universal adapter that comes with the basic kit is useless on an FC, as I could never get it to seal the MC all that well.
To get mine to work right, I picked up a spare MC cap from the boneyard, drilled a hole thru its center and inserted a brass nipple fitting in, then sealed it to the cap with epoxy. Hooked that up to the Motive bleeder and it works great. If bleeding is stubborn like you described above, I just pump up the pressure a wee bit more than they recommend and it seems to purge out that last stubborn bubble without harm.
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I have the universal fitting. Yeah, it sucks but I've gotten it to hold 20 psi of pressure. I regularly bled the brakes at 15 psi when the car was still running. The one thing I don't do is fill the bleeder with fluid. That just makes a mess so I just leave it empty so air is pushing down on the fluid in the reservoir. Think this could be an issue?
Also, regarding the check valve I found one that worked and still no luck. Same pedal feel.