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• Re: shifting or lack of
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 11:09:08 -0700
  ...If the fluid level falls below where the clutch hose connects then there is a leak in the brake system. Did you notice if...
• Brazilian Master Cylinder... Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:24:11 -0800
  ...Fluid level is the same and I am not out of fluid. The E-Brake works fine. Could there be a possibility the brake...
• B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:55:57 -0400
  ...Then stop with the emergency brake. I pull off the top of the console so I can see the brake reservoir. Fluid is in...
• Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:15:25 -0400
  If you have a 4-speed, low fluid level will cause the clutch to fail before the brakes. It is a shared resevoir, with...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 13:48:00 E
  ...There is no grinding o= r another noise coming from the brakes and the van stops straight. I check= ed the brake fluid level...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:06:22 -0700
  ...When installed, bleed at MC and bleed brakes at all four wheels. Do not let fluid level get too low during bleeding. Read the...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:25:17 -0700
  ...fluid level. Combination bad cylinder and brake > booster can let engine vacuum suck the fluid out of the master. > Next would be brakes dragging...
• Brake fluid overfilled
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:06:22 -0700
  ...and some other maintenance including flushing and refilling the brake fluid. I checked the fluid reservoir on top of the instrument panel and it...
• Re: Brake master cylinder switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 05:52:07 -0700
  ...This brake failure warning circuit was dropped in 85 and newer models and the brake fluid level warning circuit was added. Mark Bill Collins...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Tue, 26 Sep 2017 01:45:16 +0000
  ...fluid level. Combination bad cylinder and brake > > booster can let engine vacuum suck the fluid out of the master. > > Next would be brakes dragging...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:31:15 -0400
  ...That is why they have little effect on brake fluid level as they wear. They have to be turned and pushed in to reset...
• Re: Vanagon Floor Pads Available?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 10:21:20 -0500
  ...I checked the brake fluid level and see no >apparent leaks or a drop in reservoir level. A possible explanation why >the mat is...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:40:19 -0700
  ...fluid level. Combination bad cylinder and brake > booster can let engine vacuum suck the fluid out of the master. > Next would be brakes dragging...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:10:02 -0700
  ...My fluid level is fine. Brakes are working fine. So I think the big green books picture was referencing the brake fluid area in...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:45:31 -0400
  ...Any chance I should check the fluid level in the brake fluid reservoir? If that w was low would the light go on when...
• Re: Sudden clutch nothing...while parked
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 06:03:35 -0700
  ...As I mentioned in a previous post, I hadn't actually checked my brake fluid reservoir level recently, so I am unsure of the...
• Re: Very soft brake pedal unless it is pumped?
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:24:51 -0600
  ...Jar must sit still and level mark fluid (water line) work brake pedal several times. Review jar to see if the level has moved...
• Re: Potential bad Brake Master Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:23:28 -0500
  Craig, The only way you will get brake fluid into the engine is if it leaks past the master cylinder cups, past the piston...
• Re: Sudden clutch nothing...while parked
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 19:09:11 -0700
  ...If the fluid level dropped below that point > then the leak is in the brake system. If it stopped at that level then the...
• Brakes & potential problems
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 15 May 2002 17:34:04 -0700
  ...I checked the brake fluid level under the instrument cluster and it is still full. Any advice welcomed as to how I might both...
• Re: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT O UELTZEN
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:29:22 -0800
  ...normally on the brake fluid reservoir - no provision for a the brake fliid level sensor, but it works for a brake bleeder. Rob U...
• Re: brake bleeder size
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 16:35:00 -0800
  ...But > after careful review of the master cylinder and > master brake fluid > reservoir noticed it was at minimum level. Yep. > Looks like the level...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 26 Sep 2017 07:41:17 -0700
  ...fluid level. Combination bad cylinder and brake > > booster can let engine vacuum suck the fluid out of the master. > > Next would be brakes dragging...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 16:39:14 -0500
  ...From what I gather, it says never > to reduce > the fluid level below the minimum mark. To follow the refill chart > for each > brake...
• The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 95 16:05:17 EST
  Several weeks ago, I posted a message about how the brake fluid reservoir had dropped to a dangerously low level just below the take...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:03:42 -0700
  ...level..... brakes under hard use, like our vans, > easily get well beyond that. Brake fluid is cheap... I bet a lot of brake > "episodes...
• Re: parking light?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:05:23 +0100
  ...starting with the brake fluid level in the resevoir behind the speedometer in the dash cluster. You should do this NOW, before you drive...
• Brake warning light on while driving
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 1 May 2022 18:19:22 -0500
  ...I stopped at one point and checked the fluid level and it was fine. The emergency brake was not on. I finally learned to...
• Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:30:29 -0500
  ...There is no grinding or > another noise coming from the brakes and the van stops straight. I checked > the brake fluid level and it...
• Clutch dripped away???
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:21:25 -0800
  ...and saw that the brake fluid level was low, but above the minimum line. Brakes feel fine...I added fluid, and operated the clutch...
• Re: Brakes oddness
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:07:25 -0700
  ...Especially likely if you find > the level of brake fluid is not dropping. > Edward > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
• Re: Brake Cylinder Change Web Site
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 19:51:49 -0500
  ...Not a fluid level problem but an internal leak > problem. > > I have the new brake master cyl. Can anyone point me to the web...
• Re: Flushing brakes ATE calipers rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:38:54 -0800
  ...This will prevent all of the brake fluid from draining >out, and a lot of air getting into the brake system, when you >disconnect...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:36:52 -0500
  ...spare fluid resevoir cap (this would need to be the older type with the level sensor), fill 'er halfway with fresh fluid, and pump...
• Brake Fluid Cleanup?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:04:08 -0500
  ...The brake cylinder was replaced just before I bought the bus, in late August. The fluid level was above MAX then, and now it...
• Vanagon Winter Storage and or annual inspection
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:16:37 -0400
  ...of rubber brake lines, cables for leaks, brittle, cracked ? ___ _____ Master/Wheel cylinders Inspect for leaks from, brake pedal test ___ _____ Brake fluid level/color (Use...
• Re: Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:01:08 -0400
  ...What happened and how do I resolve this? I have not checked my brake fluid level since this happened. I will check it but...
• Re: Great gas mileage, crappy breaks.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 5 May 2008 10:34:14 -0400
  BJ, it could be a master cylinder if you have no fluid loss. I would check your fluid level first. If it is low...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:07:01 -0500
  ...Not alot of fluid was leaking, but when I pulled the carpet up and pumped brakes, I saw it. Just thought I'd mention...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 18 Jan 95 14:38:12 PST
  > David "Sherlock" Carment enquires; > Several weeks ago, I posted a message about how the brake fluid reservoir > had dropped to a dangerously low level...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 11:26:00 +0000
  ...One of the things I encountered that I had heard of but had not experienced was brake fluid level going down with no apparent...
• Update on brake indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Wed, 11 May 2005 22:34:09 -0400
  ...I removed the connector from the level sensor on the top of the fluid reservoir and conencted a jumper wire to the two terminals...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:44:36 -0700
  ...I suspect that many of those warning lights may not work for low brake fluid level. I should test more vans that have feature...
• Re: random brake light
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:28:46 -0800
  Good evening, Mac! As for your brake idiot light, I would start by checking the level in the brake fluid container. Second, I would...
• Re: Brake Bleeding, here I go again
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:11:02 -0800
  Jeff Carver wrote: > > Well, with the posts earlier this week about DOT 3 versus DOT 4 brake > fluid, I checked what I had been...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:52:38 -0700
  ...When installed, bleed at MC and bleed > > > brakes at all four wheels. Do not let fluid level get too low during > > > bleeding. > > > > > > Read the...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:06:52 -0400
  ...service conditions, or where a DOT 5.1 fluid is specified, Caltex Brake and Clutch Fluid DOT 5.1 is recommended. Not to be...
• Re: On the Road home and need help getting there!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 16:02:08 -0800
  ...I >found >the brake fluid reservoir was low. Brakes and clutch felt fine. I added >DOT 4 >to a level between the indicated min...
• Re: Red light blinks because of front height?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 05:23:27 -0500
  ...The first thing I would do is check the level of fluid in the brake reservoir. Good Luck, Bruce >From: javier zavala <javierzavala1@TERRA...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:33:51 -0800
  ...When installed, bleed at MC and bleed > brakes at all four wheels. Do not let fluid level get too low during > bleeding. > > Read the...
• Re: Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap Vent: @ Electrical Connection?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:17:55 -0700
  ...84, plain cap with no fluid level switch. > > 85-91, cap with fluid switch, turn on dash brake warning light when low > > This difference...
• Pedal to the metal
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:05:51 -0800
  ...Checked the fluid level and noticed it was low, low enough to take a small bottle of brake fluid. Pumped up the brake peddle...
• Re: Problem with brake
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:26:46 -0400
  ...He has to > pump the brakes at least twice to get a decent result. Hi hydraulic fluid > level is stable. Does he have a...
• Re: What did I do to make my brake light come on?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 May 2005 19:03:07 -0700
  ...In 1985 VW added a brake fluid level sensor in the fluid reservoir. If the fluid is too low the light will stay on...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Clutch master/slave failed?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:19:04 -0600
  ...All brake and clutch fluid should be changed every two years actually. (Nobody does it, of course!) Brake fluid absorbs water. the brakes get...
• Re: Is mechanic on the level?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:53:01 -0800
  DAVID MOST wrote: > The service manager actually said > that (referring to the slave cylinder) there's fluid in there, and that's > why it...
• Re: Bleeding brakes. Motive, si!
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:17:18 +0000
  ...Then, > the fluid will seek the level of the bottom of the added tube. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine/Glade Spring, Virginia
• Soft Brake Pedal Pressure after driving with Emergency brake on.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:18:35 -0400
  ...What happened and how do I resolve this? I have not checked my brake fluid level since this happened. I will check it but...
• Re: bad fit brake switches
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:36:27 -0700
  ...VW deleted the hydraulic failure warning beginning with 85 vans and added a fluid level switch to the brake reservoir cap instead. Peter knows...
• Re: Clutch reservoir
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:07:48 -0800
  ...There is a fabric coated hose that goes from the fluid reservoir to the clutch MC. Just keep the level up and bleed away...