Just for closure on the Thread.
The Master Cylinder had a bad gasket in the primary piston. Priced all the auto parts stores in my area i.e. Autozone, Advance Auto, Napa, Sturdevants, Checkers, and O'Reilly. O'Reilly had the cheapest Cardone Remanufactured MC parts #10-1926 for $27.99 core...