[As I approach pulling the dash to R&R the heater box I'll be gathering
hintz and tipz for taking care of other things hidden behind the dash.
This is about replacing the master brake cylinder.]

I read Joel Cort's writeup at
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Brake-master-cyclinder190.htm and it all
looks pretty straightforward, but where he writes,

"Step 3. Drain the filler tank of all the brake fluid:
First you have to drain as much the brake fluid out as you can out of
the plastic container and MC. I put a hose and bottle on the bleeder on
the left front caliper and open the bleeder while pumping the brakes.
This worked well and drained all the fluid out."

We talking a special hose with some fitting on the end, or a chunk of
garden hose?

There are many things I've never done before. This is one of them.

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Rocky J Squirrel
'84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
'74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR