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A follow up... The master cylinder was *definitely* the cause. After bench bleeding and replacing I noticed an immediate huge improvement. All brake warning lights went off immediately. I replaced the caliper bleeders with Russell speed bleeders... best thing i've ever done. Saved hours messing...

Around 20 minutes from Blanco, TX. We're building up a ~7.3 acre lot. Yeah, I guess if I'm going to bleed again anyway, might as well swap the master. Didn't realize they run only like 30 bucks.

For some history, here is the unholy mess i received it in. I was making a guess about someone mixing DOT 3 + 5 since it looks such a mess with "globs" in the rear reservoir.

25 minutes from civilization and no garage out here, working conditions aren't exactly ideal beyond the view.

Yeah, I haven't been reusing the fluid since I want to make sure all the DOT 5 is gone. (but, at this point i'll likely start using the removed fluid) Cheapo hand pump one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Vacuum-Tester-Bleeder-Automotive-Adapters/dp/B073CNGMRG The cheapo hand pump's lines are...

Heh, I've run *almost* 48 oz of off-brand Dot 4 through them now over a few hours with a cheapo hand pump... running out of containers to store brake fluid in :-)

So, ever increasing drama. 1) Got CUCV, had a (recently created) sludge mix of DOT 3 + DOT 5 in it (brakes semi functional) 2) Completely flushed out brakes with DOT 4 (availability + price thing) 3) Changed old rubber brake lines on front + suction bleed w/Teflon tape on bleeder screw. No...