Brake issues again smh

Ybfav84

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So I’m almost done I hope this is the last time.
I keep running into issues.
1984 mustang 5.0 did a 5 lug
Rear 1995 GT diff and brakes and front 04 cobra spindles and brakes.
1993 booster and 1993 mc
Now I’m running into an issue when I press on the brakes the car wants to stall
Is it a vacuum line making this issue?
 
Check the cruise control switch under the dash and check for codes.

 
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Usually, a vacuum leak would cause the car to idle up, not stall. If you hear a hissing noise while the car is running and lightly pressing the brake then you have a booster vacuum leak. To test a vacuum leak you could disconnect the vacuum to the booster and plug the hose. The brakes will be hard to press but if you press them, and car doesn't cut off, you are in the right path. What rpm is your idle set at ? What transmission do you have in the car ?
 
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Usually, a vacuum leak would cause the car to idle up, not stall. If you hear a hissing noise while the car is running and lightly pressing the brake then you have a booster vacuum leak. To test a vacuum leak you could disconnect the vacuum to the booster and plug the hose. The brakes will be hard to press but if you press them, and car doesn't cut off, you are in the right path. What rpm is your idle set at ? What transmission do you have in the car ?
OP has an 84, it would have a carb.
A large enough vacuum leak, like from a booster would likely cause the engine to stall.
 
OP has an 84, it would have a carb.
A large enough vacuum leak, like from a booster would likely cause the engine to stall.
As a younger person I forgot to plug my PCV valve back in the valve cover... The car died at every stoplite until I found someone to help me lift off the hood to see what was wrong.... No hinges on this model....
 
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I’m sorry everyone I was trippin
Turns out it was stalling bc it was on jackstands
I was just too excited to get it off jackstands after 6 months that’s why I didn’t think about that
Thank you everyone for the help
 
I’m sorry everyone I was trippin
Turns out it was stalling bc it was on jackstands
I was just too excited to get it off jackstands after 6 months that’s why I didn’t think about that
Thank you everyone for the help
It happens. I put a 289 and a C4 in a Mustang II ( don't hate me ) when I set it down I drove to a friends house. When I was driving back home a could see two trails of oil in the other lane. Right about then that trans started slipping. When I got back in the garage I had the tans lines on the radiator but the clamps were just hanging their. I never tightened them. But dumb luck is the best luck so no harm to the trans. LOL