[Hendog]

Originally Posted by yelcab1

What caused the pedal to come back up under normal circumstances?

1. Pedal return spring
2. Pressure plate pushing back on the throw-out bearing which pushes back on the hydraulic fluid in the slave circuit, which pushes back the pedal.

You have air in the circuit and it needs to work its way out.

First of all, using the Motive system requires a totally leak proof circuit. Did you clamp shut the overflow tube at the master cylinder? Do that first.
Yup, would not have been able to bleed brakes otherwise

Second, connect the motive bottle back up. Pump it to 10-15 psi. No more than 15 is ever needed.
Jack the rear end of the car up so you can get under the gear box,
Yep, it's on jack stands
connect a hose to the bleeder valve, put the open end of the hose into a container with a bit of fluid so no air can get back into the hose while bleeding.
Crack open the valve, if no fluid is coming out, help it along by pumping the clutch pedal slowly.
That's where my problems started
Do this until clean fluid is coming out of the hose in a steady stream, shut the valve.

Test the pedal to see if you have clutch pressure. This should do it if you have not done anything to the clutch hardware.

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

Bleed it with the pedal all the way up.Tie it to the steering wheel if you have to. Never had to pump it. I just use air pressure in my Motiv unit.

Thanks John, I was hoping you would chime in. The pedal stays up, no problem, when I pull it up. I'll keep at it.