[bear]

Qwick, usually what happens is the rubber hoses deteriorate inside and act like one-way check valves in either direction of flow. This means the brakes will work one way and not release or they won't work at all. There are as BQS4 says 3 hoses, two for the front discs and one for the rear brakes. Get hold of OGTS and get the parts you need for a complete overhaul of the brakes. There is no need to have the car run, get it on the road and then worry about stopping it. Get it to stop first, then get it to go. You can bleed the master cylinder with a kit that consists of two plastic plugs that screw into the master cylinder, and a hose is attached to each plug and routed back into the master cylinder into the brake fluid. This kit usually comes with a new master cylinder. Slowly push the MC piston all the way in and watch for air bubbles coming out of the hoses. Continue cycling the piston until only fluid comes out the hoses. This is called bench bleeding and should be done prior to installing any master cylinder.

Ron

 

[bear]

Like Thom said, replace the hoses and then go from there.

Ron

 

[bear]

If there were no noticeable wet spots around either the calipers or the rear wheel cylinders, then the next best guess is the brake fluid went out the exhuast pipe. The route would be from the MC into the Booster cannister, then into the intake manifold via the hose from the vacuum booster, into the head and out the exhaust. Sorry, but that's the next best guess.