First time having manual brakes, are mine bad?

standup303 said

Started working on these, the passenger side front bleed port was clogged. My guess is the brakes have not been bled in a long time. Fluid was rust colored. Just waiting on some more freer time to finish replacing the hoses which had some small cracks and then wrap up. But with my initial bleed the pedal felt night and day better!

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"It may just be" that conditions of the entire brake system are worse than you think. Cylinders could be rusted/ corroded/ stuck. Hoses and tubing could be blocked. I would tear down all 4 corners and inspect with the expectation that you are going to need to replace something. Flush all lines and hoses and SERIOUSLY consider replacing the hoses.