1982 Chevy El Camino testing a brake Master cylinder

Tiny
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Brakes problem
1982 Chevy El Camino 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

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When the brake is depressed on a two-reservoir brake master cylinder, is it normal for a small geyser to appear in one, both or neither reservoir? What should be seen in each reservoir when the pedal is depressed?

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Rick
Monday, November 16th, 2009 AT 1:39 PM

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Tiny
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Basically just fluid should be seen in resevoir. I've seen that happen many times what you describe wth nothing wrong. YOu can only push so much fluid through the orfices and the rest will need to go back to the resevoir. Now if your brake pedal ges to the floor and then wil pump back up that is th indication of a bad master cylinder.
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