Got the rack bolt--but now no brake assist

[Wallace White]

Thanks for the replies about screwing in the bolt for the pump-to-rack
hose. A little while later I finally got it. Once again, there was no
secret to getting it. Just took many, many tries.

Once I got things back together, I started it up for a test drive. Brake
light comes on, which happened the last time I replaced the hose. No
brake assist, too--again like last time. It must take some time before
the brake system is repressurized.

But, I ran the engine for maybe fifteen minutes, and still no brake
assist. It didn't take more than a minute or two last time.

Any ideas? I hope the pump didn't get hosed (pardon the pun) when the
hose burst. It did run for, oh, 15 seconds without fluid.

Thanks,

- Wallace
  '87 5kcstq 170k