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Kevin,

After trying to bleed the original brakes (with hydro-vac assist) on my 54/55 2-ton GMC COE by "coventional" technique, and failing to get a good pedal, I bought this pressure bleeder:

https://www.ebay.com/p/Motive-Products-0102-Power-Bleeder/1337282658?iid=312131547093&chn=ps

Following the procedure for pressure bleeding described in the Shop Manual (including the order of bleeding), I got very good braking system performance. Of course, I should have believed that the Shop Manual technique for this type of brake system.

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/shop/1948_51truck/51ctsm0531.htm