[AJD] What are failed Master Brake Cylinder Symptoms?

[Don & Kay Fleming]

Dean

A few years ago I was hauling grain from the combine to the bin with an old 
International gravel truck.  It consumed about a quart of brake fluid a day. 
It was going through the vacuum booster.  As I remember there was a cloud of 
white smoke from the exhaust every time I applied the brakes.  Try watching 
for this.  It may lead you to the problem.

Don Fleming
Kipling, Sk. Canada
<d.fleming at sasktel.net>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
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Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] What are failed Master Brake Cylinder Symptoms?


> Thanks for all the suggestions, but.........Well folks, I replaced the
> Master Brake Cylinder and I still have the same problem. Bench bled the 
> MC,
> installed it, bled all the lines and at each wheel twice. Get initial
> pressure on the pedal and then the pedal slowly fades away to the
> floorboard. Bleeding the lines offered no additional help although air was
> pushed out of the lines.
>
> I haven't verified that I'm loosing fluid during the fade down because I
> lost so much fluid bleeding the lines. Need to next check with a full
> reservoir to see if there is fluid being pumped somewhere.