I did this once and it caused the rear brakes to drag badly enough to heat
up the drums and warp them.  (I was on the freeway for several hours, then
stopped for gas and smelled the burning brake lining).

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Masar [mailto:azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 6:06 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Brake fluid overfilled

Listees,
I just brought my '90 Westy back after 3 weeks in the shop for cylinder head
gasket replacement and some other maintenance including flushing and
refilling the brake fluid. I checked the fluid reservoir on top of the
instrument panel and it is way over full, right up to the top. I plan on
siphoning some out tomorrow (with a turkey baster), but I was wondering
what, if any, problems this might have caused or would cause if I didn't
bring it back down to the correct level. The trip back was over 40 miles of
twisting mountain road and everything seemed to work okay.
As to why it took them 3 weeks, that is another story having to do with the
mechanic not getting the push rods properly seated. I will put it in another
msg.
Thanks,
Jerry
"To travel hopefully is a better thing than
  to arrive." R.L. Stevenson

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