Brake bleeding after changing ABS brake line

[shhh i know]

Okay guys here's my question. I electrocuted myself when installing my battery by contacting the ratchet from the positive terminal to one of my abs brake lines (brilliant right). Well I pulled off the ratchet but it fried a hole in my brake line. So obviously I replaced the brake line but now I can't get all the air out of my lines when bleeding. I am not leaking any brake fluid or anything so I know my lines are good. I did read in my manual (after bleeding them already) that the car should be running when bleeding the brakes. I imagine this is because we have vacuum assisted braking. So is the reason I can't get the air out my brakes because the car wasn't running or could I have done something else when electrocuting myself? Then reason I ask is because I have never had the car running previously when bleeding the brakes.

 

[Evo3Codriver]

or could I have done something else when electrocuting myself?

Possible you could have fried the ABS unit and/or the ABS computer. With the car running a minute or two, does the ABS warning light in the instrument cluster come on? That would be a clue. Also, check your fuses.

 

[shhh i know]

No the ABS light does not come on when the car is running. The light does work I know because I blew the fuse to my alternator when reconnecting my downpipe and it was causing the ABS not to be able to due it's self check when starting the motor so the light would come on. When I replaced that fuse the light now doesn't come on. So the ABS seems to at least think it is functioning properly.

Update: Got the brakes working good now. This time I bleed them with the car running and it worked great. I have previously bleed the brakes on my car without it running (as many others have) and had no problems. However, I have not had to replace a brake line before now. Obviously replacing a brake line would necessitate getting much more air out of the lines. I'm not sure if it was just the location of the line replaced but having the car running (so the vacuum assisted braking was engaged) made the difference.