I remember these, simple reliable system, even the Cortina had them. But
make sure you get the adjustment right, a mate of mine had a brand new
Cortina in which the battery kept going flat - he and the Ford dealer
couldn't figure out why - then I followed him somewhere and noticed his
brake lights were permanently on, tracked to an out-of-adjustment switch.
Vic
ssage@socal.rr.com wrote:
> Steve Laifman wrote:
>
> > Randall & Steve,
> >
> > If you are going the mechanical switch route, the early Mustang (and
> > probably all Ford products of the era) used simple brackets and a
> > mechanical switch that was normally closed. When the brake pedal was
> > up the pedal LEVER, not the pedal, kept the switch lever in the
> > "compressed", or OFF position. Depressing the pedal moved the attached
> > arm away from the switch, which then closed the circuit to the lights.
> > The amount of pedal travel to do this was adjustable. Worked quite
> > well for 30 years, and they are still available at the Ford and
> > Classic Mustang supply houses (some of which are linked in Online
> > Resources in TigersUnited.com.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> Steve:
> Good suggestion. I'll hit the TigersUnited site right now for the links.
>
> Thanks.
> Steve Sage
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