[blinkwatt]

Siphoning the Reservoir

If you are doing a complete flush, things will go faster if you first siphon off the excess of old fluid from the reservoir. Unscrew the reservoir cap and remove the filter screen with a pair of tweezers or pliers. You can use a turkey baster to suck out as much fluid as possible from the reservoir and put it into the used fluid container. Don't put the baster back in the kitchen when you're done. You really don't want to ingest any brake fluid. Top up the reservoir with fresh fluid, or if you're using a Power Bleeder, fill up the pressure bottle and hook it up according to its instructions.

One thing you don't want to do is to take so much fluid out of the reservoir, that you cause air to be sucked into the lines. Then you'd have to flush the entire system again.

If you're just bleeding the system, not flushing, then don't drain the reservoir -- you'll just be topping it up as you go. If you're using a Power Bleeder to bleed (not flush), this is also where you fill it up, pump it up, and attach it.

What is the difference between flushing and bleeding? Where is the reservoir that the author speaks of?