[Greg S.]

I think you are right, the master may be leaking as it sounds like you have some air in the system. Although, I would assume that once you have air in the system, the system would act the same(ie squishy brake pedal) all the time.

If you can wrangle your body into position you should be able to see if the brake fluid is dripping from the brake pushrod or the rubber boot.

My Haynes manual shows the clutch fluid reservoir and the brake fluid reservoir to be the same thing. Is this the case for you?

The manual also states that you should bleed the clutch system with pressure from the slave cylinder. That is the first time I have seen it suggested to bleed the clutch in that manner. I would guess that most people do not have a pressure bleeder.