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• Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:41:30 -0500
  ...Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light switches. I ask...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 18:38:19 -0700
  ...All other lights working. Brakes excellent, newish MC and brake light switches. All fuses look good. Where should I start looking? Thanks in advance...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Brake Light fuse location - Problem fixed!
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:41:25 -0400
  ...MC, and removed and replaced the switch. Put it back together, and I once again have brake lights!!! One should never assume that an...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:56:36 -0400
  ...Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of >>>> three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light >>>> switches. >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >
• Re: Brake Warning Light Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:43:16 -0500
  ...If one switches without the other you should get the warning light. You may also have a ground or other problem with the brake...
• Re: Testing the Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 12:09:48 -0800
  ...I assumed it was just dirty contacts >in the brake light switch. > On the other hand, doesn't the brake warning light energize when...
• Re: Brake Light On
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 09:09:25 -0500
  ...a brake warning light that won't turn off. We have checked the switch at the brake fluid reservoir and parking brake. Both check...
• Re: Late Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 17:28:21 -0800
  Jeremy a few years ago I had the same thoughts about my brake light switch. It was one of those warm summer afternoons of...
• Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:27:42 -0800
  Hey all, Is there a mess free way to replace the two brake light switches on the master cylinder? It looks like I'd...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:16:23 -0500
  ...Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of >>>> three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light >>>> switches. >>>> >>>> >>> >> > >
• Parking/Brake Warning light *SOLVED!*
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Sat, 30 May 2009 12:06:08 -0700
  Some silly person carpeted over to of my PB switch, keeping it pressed in.� Therefore the switch thought the brake was off...HA! LOL...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:24:34 -0700
  ...Brake light sensor switch adj. >I was disappointed with the amount of pressure it took to get my brake >lights > come on. I did...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 01:21:38 -0500
  ...my Haynes and Bentley and no information on how the > |brake lights work other than a wiring diagram showing a 'switch'. > | > |-David (1987 Wolfsburg) >
• Re: Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 08:28:34 -0500
  ...switch to ground when the brake pedal is depressed. Edward At 02:39 AM 1/2/2009, M'obeechi wrote: >My brake lights aren...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 17:23:11 +0000
  ...All other lights working. Brakes >> > excellent, newish MC and brake light switches. >> > >> > All fuses look good. Where should I start looking? >> > >> > Thanks in advance...
• Re: Brake lights went out
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 6 May 2001 15:26:43 -0600
  ...the switch to the lights. In '87, it is fuse S15, then out connector D, pin 16, to the brake lite switch, which is...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 May 2013 16:30:12 -0400
  The brake lights are operated by the two switches on the master cylinder, not the brake pedal. Either one can be stuck on keeping...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:18:10 -0500
  ...18 PM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > Well, the brake light switches are on your master cylinder. You could > pull your cluster and...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 02:11:01 -0700
  ...Looking at my air cooled Haynes I see how the switches work in terms of lighting up the brake lights, but am not overly...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:48:18 -0500
  Mark Thoma wrote: > Is there a mess free way to replace the two brake light switches on the master cylinder? I've replaced brake...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 10:14:48 -0700
  85 has the brake fluid level switch in the cap just like 86+. The Bentley diagram for 85 mislabels the fluid level switch as...
• Re: weird brake warning light problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:55:01 -0400
  ...wrote: > brake warning light does not come on with key on or manually triggering the emergency brake switch or low level switch,however it...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:56:27 -0700
  ...I have brake lights stuck "ON" and cannot turn them off without disconnecting the battery. I suspect this switch is a brake light switch...
• Re: Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap Vent: @ Electrical Connection?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:50:30 -0700
  80-84, plain cap with no fluid level switch. 85-91, cap with fluid switch, turn on dash brake warning light when low This...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 09:49:45 -0800
  ...turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas? > >That's right but not for 83.5 as the brake fluid level switch was added >to...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 21:40:11 +0000
  ...85-91 vans use 2 wire switches, only for the rear brake > lights. > > For some reason new switch quality seems low and the supply...
• Brake switch(s)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:02:13 -0700
  ...Found time today to TS, seems both brake light switches have gone Tango Uniform. Got the switches (about 15 bucks a pop) and a...
• Re: Brake Lights Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:17:07 -0800
  ...Brake Lights Troubleshooting I found out last night my brake lights aren't working. About three years ago I had a switch replaced because...
• "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:58:27 -0700
  ...Bentley shows a transistor symbol ("solid state circuitry") in the brake warning light assembly. It appears to work with the brake light switches on...
• brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:34:30 EDT
  Is there a trick to changing the brake light switches on the master cylinder that won't fill the area behind the dash with...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:30:01 -0500
  ...All other lights working. Brakes > excellent, newish MC and brake light switches. > > All fuses look good. Where should I start looking? > > Thanks in advance...
• Brake Light
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:46:19 -0400
  Can anyone tell me where the brake light switch goes? Kurt Grotz
• Re: Brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 6 May 2024 10:43:46 -0500
  ...wired to the brake circuit, > to let me know when this switch is working properly and that my brake > lights are "on". > > Jack > > > -----Original...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 17:56:59 -0400
  ...hotmail.com> wrote: > My brake warning light is on. Everything seems OK so I want to see if the > switches on the master cylinder...
• Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:56:40 -0600
  ...no change > 3) brake light switch error (master cylinder)::: on this year, these are 2-pole switches and there is no connection to the...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 1 May 2017 21:36:20 -0400
  ...2 prong through 1986. (Power assist) with provision for 2 switches. ** Models thru 1986 use 113 945 515H, 2 Pole Brake Light Switch** ** Models...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:35:15 -0400
  ...The switch on my emergency brake is sticking. If I physically press it up the last little bit the brake light will light up...
• Re: Brake Light Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:43:18 -0400
  I believe the horn and brake light behavior is unrelated and that your current (no pun intended) problem is a sticky brake light switch...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:20:45 -0400
  ...But if one switch engages, all brake lights come on right? In >>> my case, brakes work fine, pedal height is good, and has stayed...
• Wiring diagram needed for 67 Rusty
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 96 06:55 CDT
  ...The brake light wire attach to the T/S switch via two 1-terminal connectors below the dash as all wires coming from the...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:36:05 +0100
  ...used for brake light in North American Vanagons, and the >empty place is intended to be the brakelight (or may be >switched with what...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 05:19:59 -0800
  ...5 as the brake fluid level switch was added to the fluid reservoir starting in 1985 models. Before that the light was connected to...
• RE: new owner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jul 1994 10:17:21 -0400
  My 83 V doesnt have the float switch on top of the brake fluid reservoir - hence brake light on is a result of a...
• 85 Westy Brakelight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:25:07 -0600
  ...When I re-install the tail light assembly, the lights stop working. My first hypothesis was that I have a bad brake light switch...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 17:17:54 -0700
  ...enough to keep the brake light switches activated, you'd know it from dragging brakes I would think... and it would not affect when...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:28:30 EDT
  ...I have brake lights stuck "ON" and cannot turn them off without disconnecting the battery. I suspect this switch is a brake light switch...
• Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:41:45 -0600
  ...no change > 3) brake light switch error (master cylinder)::: on this year, these are 2-pole switches and there is no connection to the...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:01:01 -0700
  ...my Haynes and Bentley and no information on how the |brake lights work other than a wiring diagram showing a 'switch'. | |-David (1987 Wolfsburg)
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:03:57 -0400
  ...Its brake lights don't go on until braking has started. I have a set of new switches for it ... I just haven't...
• Re: 85 Vanagon brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:00:14 -0800
  ...If the red brake warning light on the dash is not going on when you press the brakes, BOTH switches are bad. They are...
• Re: [85 Westy Brakelight Problem]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:19:52 MST
  ...When I re-install the tail light assembly, the lights stop working. My first hypothesis was that I have a bad brake light switch...
• Brake lights
  Historical mailing list - peace
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 20:57:26 -0400 (EDT)
  The brake lights on my 79 bus do not light up until the pedal is pushed about 1/2 way to the floor (long...
• Re: Brake Lights Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:00:44 -0700
  ...When one of the pressure switches fails you still have brake lights until the second one fails. Good news is: they're cheap, easy...
• Re: brake light problem
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:35:05 -0800
  ...So i swapped in new switch for bad one and guess what? Still no brake lights. Bulbs ok, got 12 volts at switch but...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 15:19:48 -0400
  ...needed to turn brake lights >on? > >What else would could be at fault here? Design flaw? Neil, they're pressure switches. They haven't...
• Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 23:39:05 -0800
  My brake lights aren't working. The bulbs are good, and new The fuses replaced... more than once... A switch replaced... the guy said...
• brake lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:50:21 -0400
  ...A local mechanic suggested that the brake light switches were shot, so I ordered new ones from Ken Wilford. Ken advised me to disconnect...
• will jumping the switch light up brake lights on 85?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:50:00 -0400
  ...only one of the brake switches at the MS will light the brake bulbs. I had no brake lights before but cleaning the grounds...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:23:13 -0500
  ...5 as the brake fluid level switch was added > to the fluid reservoir starting in 1985 models. Before that the light > was connected to...
• Re: Brake warning light still
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 21 May 2017 13:32:48 -0700
  I had a similar problem (brake lights not lighting), and tracked it down to a break in the line somewhere between the switches and...