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I have a firmish pedal when braking but it does not want to stop.
I have bled all the lines. The car is a 1600 sedan with drum rears, and unknown twin piston calipers and vented rotors on the front.

With the engine off when I pump the pedal it does not get any harder and when I start the engine the pedal does not drop. In my other two cars they have a hard pedal when pumped before starting and when started the pedal drops slightly.
Does this mean my booster is rooted?

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ianmcginley

Yeah i'd suggest that either the booster is busted, or blocked. Check for blockages throughout the braking hydrolics, including master cylinder.

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johng001

Definatly souds like a booster problem, i had a V6 Capri with exactly the same problem. Also check the valve at the end of the vacum hose sometimes they can block.