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Re: brake light switch

To: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
Subject: Re: brake light switch
From: RWM <RWM@rwmann.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 08:35:59 -0500
Pat,

No problem.  You've helped me with more electrical problems (fuel and
temp gauge troubleshooting, for example) than I can count!

- Bob

"Patrick J. Horne" wrote:
> 
> Oops, looks like I go it it backwards! Looks like I should have looked in
> the manuals before replying.
> 
> Peace,
> Pat
> 
> - Support Habitat for Humanity, A "hand up", not a "hand out" -
> 
> Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor/Future planner, CS Dept,
> University of Texas, 1 University Station C0500,Austin, Tx. 78712-1188 USA
> voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
> 
> On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, RWM wrote:
> 
> > My '68 and '69 have mechanical plunger switches mounted below the
> > steering column cross brace.
> Normally "closed", they are held "open"
> > when the brake pedal is at rest, held by the retraction spring.  Press
> > down on the brake pedal and the switch closes, brake lights light.  The
> > switch is supposedly designed to fail in the closed direction, but I
> > have seen it fail open.
> >
> > - Bob Mann
> >
> > "Patrick J. Horne" wrote:
> > >
> > > I believe it is on the brake pedal, up under the dash. I think the only
> > > cars that had hydraulic activated brake switches were the '68 and later
> > > cars.
> > >
> > > Peace,
> > > Pat
> > >
> > >  - Support Habitat for Humanity, A "hand up", not a "hand out" -
> > >
> > > Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor/Future planner, CS Dept,
> > > University of Texas, 1 University Station C0500,Austin, Tx. 78712-1188 USA
> > > voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
> > >
> > > On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, [iso-8859-1] Marko Lahtinen wrote:
> > >
> > > > where do I find the brake light switch?  what do I
> > > > replace it with? how?
> > > >
> > > > my brake lights only come on if I really stomp on the
> > > > brakes, a bit of a bummer for anyone following me.
> > > >
> > > > thanks in advance
> > > >
> > > > marko
> > > > 64 1500






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