So my brakes were suddenly gone last night (thankfully before I got too far away from home). I opened the master cylinder to find the rear brakes reservoir completely empty.
A friend from my local car club was nice enough to come over and help me get it working again. We started by just bleeding but it wouldn't pump up any pressure. I'd never heard of it, but he had the kit for bench-bleeding the master cylinder. Tons of air came out for a long time, then we put it back together and bled all 4 wheels.
I'm going to keep an eye on the fluid level, but I hope that it is fixed. Took a quick trip around the block and it felt better and safer than ever before.
