Need to Bleed - and a Ramble

[JPL]

Hello All;

Yesterday was uncommonly warm for a mid-April day here in PA. What a perfect day to pop up the hood and get my hands into a 617, if only just a bit. Did a radiator fluid flush and change, Put on a new hood pad, changed the air filter, fuel filters, power steering fluid, and filter, and brake fluid. Fun stuff

I am wondering if bleeding / flushing the brakes is a job a beginner DIYer like me can handle. I have been reading around here on the forum, and it seems easy, but I have not found any start-to-finish instructions. I’ll keep looking. I want to be able to do these maintenance things myself, not only for the fun, but for the $$$ savings too. Come on, when you pop the hood, the diesel engine says “You can do it, you can fix it.” For some reason I find my 617 much less complicated and intimidating then an old ford V8 I had a long time ago. But then, in that old Ford, I had no desire to DIY. Its much different with my 79 300CD.

So pardon the ramble, but what I was looking for is a beginner’s guide to brake bleeding. Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Thanks,