Illustrator fills curves unwanted

Hi,
when using my own brushes in Illustrator (which aren't very complictated, just "pressure-sensitive" as you can see in the example)...
... Illustrator fills the curves automatically.
Not, when I'm drawing large format, but once in a while I have to draw small vignettes or want to reduce the size. Small means: about a centimeter.
First I thought it might be a problem with the wacom tablet I got, but the support convinced me, that it had to be a problem with the software... I had the same problem already with CS3 and 4, now again with CS6.
Maybe it's only a problem with the settings, but it drives me crazy.
Thanks a lot,
Staubfluse2000

Thanks for your quick answer!
And Adobe isn't able to fix it?
What I do since years (now that I know that it's not my fault I can betray it without feeling like a fool:) is cutting the lines.
But it's more than annoying...

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Scripts are available here: https://github.com/john-otoole/oracle_spatial_cluster_test
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