Peugeot 205 Brakes

[Robbbbo]

I recently bought a 34,000 mile 1.4 205XR. (Not a GTI ). I took the engine out to tidy up the sub frame and engine bay. I also fitted copper brake pipes all round and painted the servo and master cylinder. On replacing the engine and going to drive the car I now find when I press the brake pedal there is a hissing noise, and the engine cuts out. I have checked the vacuum pipe from the servo to the cyl. head and that seems fine. Is the servo the problem?

[TWR]

It is drawing in air from either the Servo Pipes or the Mass flow Pipes, check all pipes that you removed.

[tonyav]

Do as TWR suggests, but it could be the diaphragm in the servo.

[mjwman]

If the servo was working before it is most likely to be a pipe somewhere.

[Robbbbo]

Thank you for all who answered. It turns out it was the servo. I replaced it with a second-hand one off e**y, made easy as I'd replaced the brake pipes with copper ones, and they bent out the way no problem. Going like a dream now.