Update:
So most importantly, Still no visible Fluid leads anywhere.... at least on the Bronco (more on that later).
So, I hooked the Vacuum gauge back up to the booster line and fired up the Bronco. With the engine warm, at idle, it is measuring just under 18 on the gauge. BUT... as soon as I put the C4 transmission in Forward or Reverse, the vacuum drops to 15. My engine RPM does drop significantly in gear vs neutral which I expect, but I tend to think this portion of the issue is leaning to a proper carb tuning.
On to the Booster pushrod. So I separated the Booster and MC again and both mating surfaces at completely dry. NO LEAK... good stuff. I started by measuring the distance of actual pedal movement by getting a starting point on the booster rod and pushing the brake all the way down with the MC separated. As best as I could measure it moves about 1 3/16's to 1 1/4. The bore on the MC is 1 1/8 from what I have read so that seems proper.
On to the pushrod adjustment. I confirmed the adjustable part of the pushrod was about a half thread from wobbly on there and I could not adjust it any further out. Quick trip to the local ACE Hardware and picked up some #8 all thread and a cap nut. Cut the all thread to length and ground down the cap nut hard line edges so it was all round. Compared that to the MC Bullet that was provided for different set ups to make sure I wasn't putting something in there that would bind. All is good.
Of course during that process a full bottle of Brake fluid decided to vibrate off the work bench leaving me with memories of the event for ever more.
Lesson learned here... Either the Brake Fluid or Brake Cleaner did a bang up job of removing the film from the BFG logo... nice and shiny white now.
Anyways, a little filing of the thread and in went the new pushrod end. I followed the technique laid out by DirtDonk. The rod is as close as I could get it using 1/4 turns of the rod to shorten it. As soon as the MC was flush I stopped adjusting in. In the end, there is a noticeable difference in the final setting and where the old rod ended up. Between gap and the wiggle in the pedal, I immediately noticed a difference in the pedal engagement.
I'll road test it a bit later... Currently working on adding more horse power to the dash

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