Thanks for the replies.

I did not bench bleed because of the remote reservoir, but I did gravity bleed per the instructions. I might power bleed next.

The front calipers have the bleeders facing up.

I will double check the rear drum adjustment.

I think if all this fails I may plug off the the master cylinder and see if its not bad.



1953 GMC 1-Ton Pickup with 350 and 700R4