chibitul wrote:
> "For the '97, I'd limit pedal travel to 1.5" with a block under the
> pedal. "
>
> Could you please comment on that?
>
there may be merit to this argument, but for my money, the master
cylinder /must/ be able to withstand excess travel in the event of
emergency braking or line failure, so, apart from the fact that full
travel bleeding is the only way to bleed some difficult systems, i think
it's best to bleed full travel now, and see if it accelerates failure.

my experience is that some master cylinders on neglected systems will
often start to leak a few days after a fluid change, even if bled by
vacuum or pressure [where there is zero pedal movement], because new
fluid causes seals to shrink, so therefore cause & effect with full
travel bleeding is not absolute.