Yeah i agree, with the slave cylinder off the trans, the small piston in that thing gets pushed almost all the way out of its cylinder, and air can get in that way, esp if left for that 7 months. Bleed it, and it should be fine.

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S16G @ 18 PSI/FMIC/Running on MegaSquirt II (Now with sequential
fuel injection)
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