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Re: [Tigers] Flickering Brake Lights

To: Graham Harlowe <gharlowe@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Flickering Brake Lights
From: Tom Parker via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 16:51:16 -0400
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Oh! Check the connection before pulling the switch... You'll have to bleed
the brakes after installing a new one. I checked mine... one was loose (had
to crimp the connector...).

Tom


On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 4:35 PM Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sunbeam Specialties ES55.
>
> Yeah, they tend to get a bit flaky...
>
> Tom '67 Mark 2
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 3:58 PM gharlowe--- via Tigers <
> tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> The last time I had the Tiger out, a fellow driver advised me that my
>> brake lights weren=E2=80=99t working properly.  When I checked them out,=
 they
>> appear to flicker when the brake pedal is depressed lightly, but stay on
>> under firm pedal pressure.  The electrical connections are good.  I=E2=
=80=99m
>> thinking the pressure switch is going bad.  Is the switch integral to th=
e
>> junction for the brake lines or can it be replaced separately?   Any oth=
er
>> suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks much as always,
>>
>>
>>
>> Graham Harlowe
>>
>> B382001466
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Oh! Check the connection before pulling the switch... You&=
#39;ll have to bleed the brakes after installing a new one. I checked mine.=
.. one was loose (had to crimp the connector...).<div><br></div><div>Tom</d=
iv><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 4:35 PM Tom Parker &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:tkparker1941@gmail.com";>tkparker1941@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></=
div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor=
der-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sunbeam Specialties ES55.<div><br></d=
iv><div>Yeah, they tend to get a bit flaky...</div><div><br></div><div>Tom =
&#39;67 Mark 2</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 28, 2019 at 3:58 PM gharlowe--- via Tigers =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox=
.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;=
border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US"><d=
iv class=3D"gmail-m_496565698984145568gmail-m_9144936109412281554WordSectio=
n1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">T=
he last time I had the Tiger out, a fellow driver advised me that my brake =
lights weren=E2=80=99t working properly.=C2=A0 When I checked them out, the=
y appear to flicker when the brake pedal is depressed lightly, but stay on =
under firm pedal pressure.=C2=A0 The electrical connections are good.=C2=A0=
 I=E2=80=99m thinking the pressure switch is going bad.=C2=A0 Is the switch=
 integral to the junction for the brake lines or can it be replaced separat=
ely?=C2=A0=C2=A0 Any other suggestions? =C2=A0<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks much as a=
lways, <u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Graham Harlowe<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
B382001466<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></=
u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></d=
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