Q: My brake pedal goes to the ground

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I just got new brake lines and the car can stop but I have to push the pedal just about all the way down. Any idea why that is?

My car has 187000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

F-150
V6-4.2L
Ford
1997
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