First, adjust your rear brakes, incase the stock adjusters are not working
or are missing.  Then, if problem still persists, bleed your brakes.  Only
if the above do not fix the problem, I'd replace the MC.

Chris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Zoran Mladen
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:28 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Bad Master Cylinder?

Hey folks!

Well, now that the engine is running nice and
smoothly, I've been looking at other issues with our
83 Westy.  We are having a peculiar brake problem,
that I believe is the master cylinder, but wanted to
throw it out for you folks to refute or confirm.

Here are the symptoms:

If you press the brake pedal quickly, brakes work
great.
If you press the pedal slowly, it will slowly go all
the way to the floor.
If you press them quickly and hold them, the pedal
hlods firm, it does NOT slowly give way.
There are no visible signs of brake fluid leakage
anywhere; however, I have not yet removed the rear
drums for a closer inspection.

I'm thinking its the master cylinder.  What do folks
think?

Z

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