Pumping the pedal too much emulsifies the air into the fluid and it takes hours for it to form bubbles big enough to bleed out again.
Jerry
That's a very good point. Put fluid and water in a blender and it will be a couple days before they separate.
I read all the posts. I had the same experience trying it for the first time.
Are you keeping the bleeder closed while the brake pedal is pumped a couple times, then hold the pedal down (not clear to the floor) then open the bleeder letting air and/or fluid escape, and close it again before the pedal is allowed to come back up? Otherwise I think pumping it with the bleeder open is just moving air in and out of the line. That's the idea behind the speed bleeders I think.
