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Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:04:59 -0700
...between the dash Brake > light and my eyesballs. > > I'm gonna rig some alarm to sound when the Brake warning light is on and...
Re: What's this broken connector?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:25:16 -0400
...The two brake lights together run about 40 watts, so in theory there's enough available energy to heat up a switch that had...
Re: Brake problem
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:55:23 -0400
...Brake problem > Vanagon GL 86, 2.1, Gas > > Last month, the brakes got soft/spongy. They were braking fine, but at > the stop lights...
Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 12:44:11 -0400
...operate the backing-down lights and allow the 50 signal from start switch to starter to reach the starter only if the handle is...
Re: lighting questions
Historical mailing list - John Becker
Mon, 23 Dec 1996 05:10:47 -0800
...The only problem I had was getting the diode on the switch to light up. The switch came with no directions and I'm...
Re: Power Brake Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 12:22:11 EST
...brake lines. This switch makes up if pressure is lost in one or the other hydraulic circuits and turns on an idiot light to...
Wierd electrical problem
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 15:18:28 -0500
...I hear static from the radio and then the lights flash. Could the switch be bad? The brake lights do work. Maybe the ground...
Re: Question about adding lights
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:09:09 -0500
Jim, On the VolksieBus - my blue '88 Transporter - I have the following lights: Stock running lights, turn signals, brake lights, backup lights and flashers...
Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:20:28 +0000
Damn, switch those drum brakes in the rear and you would think you were bitching about a Porsche! :) Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.367...
Re: Interior Lights Question???
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 01:04:04 EST
...The light *should* be on fuse 8 along with the cig lighter and brake lights. However if it's working with the door switches...
Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:32:50 -0500
...the Bentley shows a connection to the brake warning light which has the dual function of warning when the handbrake is on and, at...
Re: Master Cylinder brake light switch....
Historical mailing list
Tue, 23 Apr 1996 12:45:56 -0400
...How interchangable/swap-able are the switches in the master cylinder??? I was checking my connection out and one of the push-on stubs...
Re: Headlights Out
Historical mailing list - Greg S
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:56:02 -0500
...Got in the van last night, turned on the headlights. > Nothing! Dash lights OK, driving lights OK, brake lights OK. No head > lights. No...
Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:39:01 -0400
...Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER? > >> > >> Aaand on to my next issue: > >> > >> I have a '90 automatic Westy. The brake warning light in the instrument > >> panel...
Re: What's this broken connector?
Historical mailing list - brett rueff
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:37:50 +0000
...Anyone know what it might be? Here > > You've got two brake light switches, one for each of the independent > brake hydraulic circuits. Looks...
Re: Red light blinks because of front height?
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 05:23:27 -0500
...There are several to choose from, right? I was assuming that the red light would be a brake warning light indicating that your brake...
Re: Won't Stop -
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:04:57 -0400
At 13:56 8/10/2000, Grotz, Kurt wrote: >Where does the brake light switch go? At night? In the rain? When it's...
Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:19:45 -0700
Body seams, plastic over lights, metal pipes front to back for cooling, rear drum brakes, ... On 4/17/03 8:24 PM, "Andrew Grebneff...
Re: LED Brake lamps and Audiovox cruise control
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:25:49 -0700
Hi Bill, I've actually hacked extra brake lights into the (empty) fog light sockets in the light clusters. It's a little fiddly...
Vacuum Brake Booster
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:17:05 -0400
...The third terminal on both pressure switches are supposed to be logically anded to supply a ground path for the brake warning light. This...
Re: Brake light switches, 2 to 3 terminals
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Sun, 10 May 2015 00:33:39 -0700
...Brake light switches, 2 to 3 terminals At 09:50 PM 5/9/2015, Dick Wong wrote: >connector is a two position with different...
Re: Cruise
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:39:56 -0800
...experience with LED brake light bulbs causing a problem with factory cruise control on 90 Westy? Interfering with the brake lite aspect of the...
Re: tail lights
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:45:15 -0800
...To be noticed by other drivers, it seems we must have brighter lights (more lumens) for the brake and turn lights. The taillights could...
Fridge not working off battery
Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:16:34 -0230
...parking brake warning light comes on. Has any body experienced these symptoms. I see no correlation between fridge operation and the parking brake. We...
Re: Any one activated rear fog in back light cluster?
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:42:17 -0600
...The light was about as bright as a brake light. It was not a beam but much like a regular brake light. The was...
Re: dash lights dim w/brakes
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 27 May 2001 09:47:26 -0500
Jeffrey R wrote: > Where can I begin to look for the culprit that has my instrument lights > dimming when I put on the brakes...
Re: 91 Carat - Turn Signals and Flasher
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:43:44 -0500
...I suspect a bad brake light switch - goes >>> along with maybe a bad master cylinder - both of which haven't been used in >>> near...
Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 15:25:03 -0400
At 03:13 PM 7/4/2010 Sunday, neil n wrote: >Seems you were providing an example of what happens when a switch fails...
Re: tiny push button on emergency brake bracket
Historical mailing list
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 02:14:38 -0400 (EDT)
...the little black button on your e-brake lever mount is the switch that lights up that little round red "B" light on your...
Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 11 May 2006 12:11:31 -0500
...would be greatly appreciated--trying to turn and brake and not > brake and getting the lights to do what they're supposed to do...
Re: Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 14:35:16 -0700
...oil pressure switch is connected to my > Westy's oil light, it might be supplying a ground to the brake warning > light when it...
brake lights, propane and auxiliary batteries
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Jul 1994 23:21:12 -0800
...brake light switches - hadn't thought of the clutch being involved. Hydraulic clutch eh? Well, I don't see fluid level dropping so I...
Re: Both rear brake lights out.
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:41:36 -0500
...PM, David M wrote: > Obviously I'll check the bulbs, but what else could cause both brake lights to stop working? > > -David (1987 Wolfsburg) >
Re: Headlights Out
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:24:42 -0800
...Got in the van last night, turned on the headlights. > Nothing! Dash lights OK, driving lights OK, brake lights OK. No head > lights. No...
Re: Electrical Gremlin Brake lint
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 7 May 2021 19:33:30 -0400
...and ignition circuit so the warning light can work for the handbrake and brake fluid level switch the failure could be in a number...
Re: Automatric neutral safety / backup lights switch -- '84 Vanagon with sutomatic transmission
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 1 Aug 2016 07:55:07 -0400
...Both should get changed as a set. > > Having working reverse lights is almost as important as brake lights. > As bad as most state inspection...
Re: [WetWesties] Brake lights don't work
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:20:53 -0800
...BOTH of the "stoplight switches" were bad. Good thing they are stocked at most FLAPS. Intersting thing is some FLAPS were charging $15.00...
Re: strange brake problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:30:07 -0400
...Another possibility is a defective rear brake pressure regulator. When replacing the master cylinder one has to be careful that the brake light switches...
Re: Master Cylinder brake light switch....
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 11:15:36 -0700 (PDT)
So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > And Steven Johnson thus wrote: > > > > How interchangable/swap-able are the switches in the > > master cylinder??? I was checking my...
Re: Master Cylinder brake light switch....
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 10:45:52 -0700 (PDT)
And Steven Johnson thus wrote: > > How interchangable/swap-able are the switches in the > master cylinder??? I was checking my connection out and Pretty...
Re: Parking lights on one side only?
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Wed, 4 Apr 2001 08:13:35 -0500
...light, the rear side red marker light, and the >rear light next to the brake light. Any ideas? Should I check the switch? Brian...
A tale of lights (not taillights)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 22 Jan 1970 00:40:02 -0500
...No backup lights. Remove wires from switch and tie them together directly. Backup lights. Okay, so I've got a bad backup light switch...
Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 13:14:26 -0700
...I'm gonna rig some alarm to sound when the Brake warning light is on and the transmission is in gear. Mellow Yellow has...
vanagon defroster switch
Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:33:03 EDT
...I also have an extra hazard switch, a blank filler and the fasten seat belt/brake warning light assembly. yours truly,G. 1984 passenger...
Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 14:24:15 -0700
...between the dash Brake |light and my eyesballs. | |I'm gonna rig some alarm to sound when the Brake warning light is on and...
Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:31:28 -0700
...Mike On 4/18/03 1:20 AM, "Chris DeLong" <green536@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Damn, switch those drum brakes in the rear and you...
Re: Rear Fog Light (was:Backup light switch)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 May 1997 09:57 -0600 (MDT)
Can't tell you where the backup light switch is on the manual (though I suspect that in good VW tradition it is on...
Re: Dim Oil LIght, Ign. On Engine Off
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:00:03 -0400
...on, engine off, would an UN-connected brake light switch cause the oil light to be dim and non functioning (not flashing as usual...
Brake lights went out
Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
Sat, 5 May 2001 15:36:42 -0500
...Now the brake lights do not want to work on either side. I have checked the fuse, changed the bulbs, and checked and cleaned...
Re: Front heater fan
Historical mailing list - Frank Ca�ada
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 18:57:58 -0400
...Another thing that I found out is that the pcb (in the brake/fasten belts lights) is upside down, if I put it right...
Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:10:55 -0400
...Works as expected now in park and neutral no brake light unless brake is pulled on. >> >> So, how to get it off during revers...
Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 11 May 2006 12:00:28 -0400
...would be greatly appreciated--trying to turn and brake and not > brake and getting the lights to do what they're supposed to do...
Re: high wattage light bulbs - A caution
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 25 May 2009 14:57:56 -0700
LED tail lights or brake lights?� I think if the BRAKE lights are bright enough to get your attention NOW then they do their...
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Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:21:27 EDT
...fan switches, etc -ignition locks w/ keys, doorlocks w/ keys -gloveboxes, front door pockets, shift boots, e-brake covers, sunvisors, map lights, seatbelts, bunches...
The Comedy of Errors
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:33:47 -0500
...Being it had sat for years, I figured brake light switches. Instrument pod removed, master cylinder exposed and drained, new genuine VW switches in...
Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:23:50 -0700
...the battery connected, and jumper one of the pressure switches, so the brake light should be on. I unscrewed the mounting for the fuse...
Re: Dim Oil LIght, Ign. On Engine Off
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:14:07 -0700
...on, engine off, would an UN-connected brake light > switch cause the oil light to be dim and non functioning (not flashing > as usual...
more questions
Historical mailing list - Felix Bello
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 11:42:34 EST
...But when I try to turn them on by way of the switch nothing happens. Tomorrow, I will buy a new switch, but if...
Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:37:32 -0400
...generally been great. > > But when I switch on my high beams, or honk the horn, the temp light flashes for the duration of the...
Re: Brake light switch replacement
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:36:08 -0500
Sorry, pre-coffee emails can be dangerous :-) DO NOT touch the brake pedal while attempting. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com Jim...