In a message dated 98-07-21 17:23:52 EDT, mac_stricklen@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< Ok, so I've found the van and I've got the money now, I'm going to go
 back and give it a more thorough look-over, and if it all checks out,
 I'm gonna bring it home.  One thing I noticed on my initial test drive
 is that I had to push the brake pedal almost to the floor to produce a
 good stop.  My guess was that this indicated a need for a little more
 brake fluid.  Does this sound right?  If so, is this a task I can
 perform in the parking lot before the two hour drive home?
  >>

sounds like a clutch master cylinder.

put the fluid in, but be ready with a old towel when it starts to leak on the
carpet below the clutch pedal....

chris