IML: '55 brake problems- help

["Jim Poltrock" <jtpoltrock@xxxxxxx>]

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Hi all-

 

I have been working on getting my 1955 Imperial back on the road for the last 8 months.  Prior to that she sat in the previous owner's garage for 12 or 13 years.  I have done so much work getting her ready for the road but am now befuddle by a brake problem.

 

I installed new wheel cylinders (all 6) and new front and back flexible brake lines as well as new shoes.  But after bleeding the dry system (power, gravity and pressure) I cannot get all the air out of the lines.  On close inspection I found no leaks so I decided to take the master cylinder off tongiht.  Inside the brake booster I found a few ounces of brake fluid.

 

The questions I have are: 

 

Where is the air coming from?  Is the booster bad?  Master cylinder?  Has anyone else ever experienced a similar problem?  I understand the system on the '55 is kind of proprietary and is more difficult to diagnose, so any insight advice is welcome.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Jim Poltrock

'55 sedan

39k

Wisteria blue/Rhapsody blue