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Re: Break in brake circuit

To: Stephen McCartney <sgam@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:51:29 -0800
For the non-Aussie's and -Brits in the audience... a torch is a flashlight, OK. 
Stephen
did /not/ introduce an open flame to the under dash area of his Roadster!

Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA

Stephen McCartney wrote:

> (Thought it might be worthwhile posting this to the list, too)
>
> Found it!
>
> It was pretty easy to get to, actually.  Just needed a torch, so I could SEE
> under there!  On the RHD cars, the switch is the same, it seems.  As it
> turns out, it was simply a wire had pulled out of a connector.  Fixed in
> under 2 minutes!  Does that make me a qualified roadster mechanic?  No?
> Guess I'll keep going to Lou for the hard stuff, then.
>
> Note to self:  must get a cheap penlight torch for the in-car toolkit.
>
> Cheers & thanks all,
>
> Steve
>
> >From: "Brad Holmes" <bholmes@monk.aum.edu>
> >To: sgam@hotmail.com
> >Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
> >Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:06:12 +600
> >
> >Steve
> >
> >That ones easy. The switch for the brake lights (on the left hand
> >drive side) in mounted just forward of the brake pedal.
> >
> >Brad
> >68 - 2k
> >SEROC
> >Montgomery, AL
> >
> >
> >  Hello all.
> >
> >Went down to the beach yesterday (28 deg. C!) and had a great time, but on
> >the way back, a guy behind me stuck his head out the window and called out
> >"hey mate, you've got no brake lights!".
> >
> >Sure enough, brake lights aren't coming on.  Fuses are fine, tail-lights
> >are
> >fine.  So I'm thinking that it might be the switch for the brake lights,
> >but
> >I don't know where it is.  Any suggestions?
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Steve
> >('68 2000 Solex)
> >
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