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Old Apr 20, 2019 | 05:42 PM
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Exclamation MC bench bleed FAIL

New MC from Speedway Motors.
I've got the two lines looped up to the reservoirs (dual).
Problem is when I push the pedal, there's a bunch of air, but the air remains in the plastic lines, so when you release the pedal the air just gets sucked back. No matter how many times I depress the pedal, the air is just going back and forth through the system.

What am I missing????
 
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Old Apr 20, 2019 | 06:38 PM
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Old Sep 1, 2019 | 11:39 AM
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FWIW, turned out the MC was bad and had a leak... unfortunately, so did the replacement one they sent me.
Fortunately third time's the charm!
 
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Old Sep 2, 2019 | 06:19 AM
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The biggest problem with mail order parts is what to do when they're defective or DOA----never an easy task getting it all sorted out.

For me once is bad enough---three times trying completely ruins any small savings that might come with such purchases. I'm just not that patient!
 
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Old Sep 2, 2019 | 09:48 AM
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also I got in the habit of pinching the lines with a pair of duck bills on the release stroke.
or just bleed down into a Jar instead of Up and over the top into the MC.
 
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