[fred cook]

Lots of good tips here. One I did not see was to block off the vent hose on the top/side of the reservoir. Otherwise, you will pump brake fluid into the driver side floorboard! Not a total disaster, but messy to clean up! Another is to use a 6 point box end wrench to loosen the bleeder valves, especially if they are stuck. A 12 point box end wrench will tend to round off the corners on the bleeder valves.

The last time I had to bleed brakes, it was after replacing brake hoses and calipers on a Jaguar. I used a hand operated vacuum pump to pull a vacuum at the bleeder valve and then worked the brake pedal a couple of times for each caliper. This seemed to make it easier to get all the air out of the lines and calipers. Good luck!