63 brake booster questions

Let's see a picture of the booster in question.
Could be a Bendix,
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Midland,
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or Master-Vac.
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But I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here, and say that you didn't grab and install the separate vacuum reservoir tank and check valve that these early boosters need in order to work...
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