In a message dated 8/18/2007 8:09:39 PM Central Daylight Time,
fishplate@charter.net writes:
> I assume it is meant to be this way, but I can't see any way for the
> oil pressure lamp to get a full 12V, and I see no indication that a
> 6V lamp should be installed in place of the normal lamps.
>
> What were they thinking when they designed it this way? Is there
> something that I'm missing?
>
>
What were they thinking? They were thinking that a brake failure is much
more hazardous to your health than oil pressure failure. The latter could
result
in a ruined engine, the former could result in a lost life. And like Andy
said, it was a cheap and dirty bulb check for the brake failure warning light.
Years ago a friend had a purpose built autocross car with an aftermarket
brake light (think 4 inch diameter) mounted on the roll cage that would light
up
in response to the oil pressure switch. But that car was never driven on the
street.
Dave
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