# 1936 Master Cylinder

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1936-master-cylinder/60762>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cylinder, dodge, pickup\
**Created:** [February 1, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1936-master-cylinder/60762 "2011-02-01T16:49:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ailimac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@ailimac](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ailimac)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1936-master-cylinder/60762/1 "2011-02-01T16:49:11Z")

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The master cylinder in my 1936 Dodge has 2 ports, one at the end and one underneath. Does it matter which one I use? When I got the car the lines were connected to a tee coming out of the bottom one. One side went to the fronts and other to the backs. But when I look in the vintage car repair books it shows to use end port. Does anyone know which I should use. I have a new master cylinder which appears to be exactly the same has old one.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1936-master-cylinder/60762/2 "2011-02-01T17:36:13Z")

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If the ports are connected internally to each other, it does not make any difference which one you use…The master cylinder may have been double-ported to meet the needs of several different applications…

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1936-master-cylinder/60762/3 "2011-02-01T17:57:46Z")

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Believe it or not some of the early master cylinders had bleeder valves on them. How was the master cylinder originally connected?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1936-master-cylinder/60762/4 "2011-02-01T17:59:54Z")

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Have you tried looking for a classic car forum? I imagine some folks there have lots of current experience with 30s Dodges.