Need help, bought abs bleeder, still unsafe braking

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tompumped

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I just got my Rotunda teves Ford bleeder in the mail. I did the procedure right, and it worked as it should. I then proceeded to bleed the rear wheels rr,lf,lr,rf. I had someone in the car with it off to assist.
Needless to say if I step on the brakes as hard as I can I can't stop. If I push the brakes at like 70 the pedal will go to the floor and it is scary. Then you just smell the front brakes burning. It's pretty bad, I can't believe I drove my first sho with this problem for a long time and i'm alive to talk about it.
I just bought the car, if I can't get good brakes I will sell it. I also noticed that the person used compression fittings under the hood for the lines. I know that I have to get rid of them, but do I have to get a bubble flare kit? I was so damn excited to get the bleeder in the mail and I still have bad braking. Luckily I have another car to drive, I haven't even put the sho on the road yet i'm driving around with a temporary tag.
I also have a phoenix injector but I didn't use that.
There are no leaks, and the rear calipers are working, the rotors get hot, and I had fluid flow. I was planning on getting bias plugs, but that's after I get good brakes.
I really need any suggestions. I'm already very disappointed that I bought this sho, it needs more work then I thought. thank you
 
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What year is your car?

How much fluid did you use during the bleed process?

Are all the pads wearing evenly?

Is the fluid flow strong or weak?

At any time are you able to obtain a firm pedal?
 

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It's a '92. I used almost a quart. I've only drove it 100 miles since I got it and the pads were new when I got it along with the calipers it seems. Maybe the valves are sticking a little in the load sensing valve. I have a spare with good valves I can swap in to the one on the car. Reason I might is because like I said if I slam them at 70 I smell the fronts burning bad.
I just drove the car again, and if I slam the brakes at 50 I can get the abs to activate and it's pretty damn good braking. I really have to stand on em though. I didn't try it at higher speeds yet.
The pedal is firm, but I feel that there's too much travel. I haven't measured the travel to the point of firmness, but I will.
I was just thinking I did try to vacuum bleed the right rear with the phoenix injector at first and I couldn't get it to bleed. Then I got someone to get in the car and I did it the normal way. I'm going to replace the rear hoses, and rebuild the one caliper because the e brake seems to stick, which means the caliper is sticking. It's barely sticking, but it drags slightly more then the driver side does when the e brake is released. It's not the cable, I replaced it. At that time I might just put the known good valves in for now, and report back. thank you sorry for the long post
 

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I just found out the booster doesn't hold vacuum for long. I got in the car and checked the reserve and nothing.
When I drove home I tested them at 70 and if I stand on them as hard as I can it stops good. I weigh 160.
 

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