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• dash brake light oddness
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 21:41:19 +0000
  ...I should have said that I replaced both brake light switches on the master cylinder last fall. Maybe I messed up the wiring ...??? W...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 May 2013 07:31:12 -0400
  ...Brake lights won't turn off So the brake lights on the 87 Westy I gave my daughter and son in law won't...
• ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 09:43:09 -0500
  ...Backup light not working either. Since neither are working, it could of course be the switches on the MC, but they are both relatively...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 09:00:57 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Switch to LED lighting > > > At 03:28 PM 7/2/2010 Friday, Jay lefstein wrote: >> >>> Why/how would led lights confuse the...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:52:22 -0500
  ...only thing I lost was the brake lights themselves - >> I still had power at the pressure switches, so it looks like the power goes...
• Re: brake lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 12:45:14 -0700
  ...A local mechanic suggested that the brake light switches were shot, so I ordered new ones from Ken Wilford. Ken advised me to disconnect...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:20:30 -0700
  ...Brake light switches >>> have not been replaced. Whine was there with the 1.9 engine and is >>> unchanged with my '93 Subaru 2.2...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 13:49:01 -0700
  ...Steven --- Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM> wrote: > SO, I replaced the switches. And the lights come on > exactly like they did > before the replacement...
• Strap Handle
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:00:04 -0700
  ...Thanks to the archive I was able to piece together the easy replacement of the brake light switches. For posterity: the MC on my...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:43:30 -0400
  ...they have to sink? What's driving them when the brake light switch is open? Should be...nothing, hence 0 volts. Or does the...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving - fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:37:10 -0700
  ...Vanagon thing' ...like low brake fluid, pressure failure warning coming from the brake lightswitches,or parking brake handle switch acting up ..and I would...
• Re: brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:48:34 -0700
  ...Lail <wklail@gmail.com> wrote: > Prices vary so much for brake light switches that I'm curious if there > can be such a wide...
• Re: Re: tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:51:54 -0300 (ADT)
  ...button releases the parking brake only. The light goes out when the lever reaches the floor and presses on the switch. very odd ;). Tim
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 19:58:13 +0000
  ...hotmail.com> wrote: > My brake warning light is on. Everything seems OK so I want to see if the > switches on the master cylinder...
• Re: Brake Warning Light Stays On
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 01:17:10 +0200
  Hi, The hand brake light doubles as a low fluid light too. I ran my Vanagon for quite some time with a random appearing...
• Re: Brake lights won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sun, 26 May 2013 08:18:36 +1000
  I had an 'always on' issue when I replaced one of the two brake light switches (which was leaking through it's electrics). Despite...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:01:56 -0700
  ...Brake light switches have not been >> replaced. Whine was there with the 1.9 engine and is unchanged with my '93 >> Subaru 2.2...
• Re: cruise question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:43:54 -0500
  When I installed my cruise control, I removed the instrument cluster and attached to the brake light wires from above. It didn't take...
• Re: No brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:12:28 +0000
  ...brake lights, everything else tail > light wise works fine. Did some research on the archives and I think > it may be the switch or...
• need help w/85 brake light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:59:57 -0400
  Took my 85 Westy in for coolant hose junction/bleeder valve change and got home and found there are no brake lights. Fuse is...
• Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:44:33 -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...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 07:59:53 -0500
  ...I'm going to try it your way > tomorrow at first light (as well as checking the switches and the junction > box). Chris On...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:15:57 -0800
  ...Brake light switch replacement > "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> said: > >> Try not to stroke the brake pedal more than about half or 2...
• Re: Electrical question -- NO Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 22:51:45 -0800
  ...I have checked with a meter, and power gets to the brake light switch. It also leaves the switch when the brake pedal is...
• Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Wed, 9 May 2001 15:27:35 -0500
  Thanks everyone that gave me input on my brake lights, I put two new switches in and now they are working just fine. Thanks...
• Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 22:37:12 +0000
  In addition to the hand brake lever and low brake fluid level switches, this indicator is also tied into the alternator warning system and...
• Re: No brakelights
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 08:51:12 -0700
  ...them a month ago.) Now I check my brake lights frequently and carry two spare switches. At least they are cheap and easy to...
• Re: brake light weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:59:35 -0800
  ...What's going on? Could this have anything to do with the fact that I recently replaced the brake light switch on the master...
• Re: more bulbs...
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 20:15:52 -0500
  ...lighting... > > Does anyone know if there are supposed to be lights at... > > The headlight switch? > > No > > > > > The emergency brake spot... above the headlight switch...
• Re: Good/bad vanagon design, waS - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 22:35:08 -0700
  ...not on my first 82 diesel vanagon with 227,000 miles on the light switch and body/chassis when I sold it .. I have...
• Re: What is the wire that screws on to the master cylinder and fluid behind the instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 21:38:45 -0700
  ...brake switch. If I remove it, will the brake fluid start coming out? Can I change it quickly? Philippe > Wires for the brake lights...
• Re: Rear Red Brake Lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 13:17:45 -0700
  Sounds to me as though you you might have a piece of crud stuck in one of the pressure switches on the brake master...
• '56 Bus Turn Signals
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 15 Aug 1994 10:24:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...No, the third is not for the brake lights. Remember, this is a '56, so the brake light is in the engine lid, (Sob...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:32:19 +0200
  ...they have to > sink? What's driving them when the brake light switch is > open? Should be...nothing, hence 0 volts. Or does the...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question (air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:01:40 -0700
  ...I guess the high pressure switch never supplied ground as the light stayed off while driving. Kinda blows my theory about the brake warning...
• Re: Brake Light Prob
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:30:08 -0700
  ...parking brake switch connected? Slim chance, but if that brown wire came loose, and shorted to ground, it would turn that light on. Neil...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 13 May 2001 08:37:29 -0700
  ...The 2 switches are still on the master cylinder but they only serve to trigger the rear brake lights. The warning logic is contained...
• Re: Want an Easy Rear Light Upgrade? Bulbs Available.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:53:29 -0400
  Hey Dennis, You made some good points I'd like to comment on: > The tail light sockets will melt. > The headlight switch will fail...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:46:48 +0000
  ...Brake light switches have not been > replaced.  Whine was there with the 1.9 engine and is unchanged with my '93 > Subaru 2.2...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 15:56:23 -0700
  ...Switch to LED lighting > > "Guessing LED 'fools' the Cruise Control that brakes have not been > applied yet." > > and, > > "If a particular cruise control setup...
• Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:49:12 -0700
  ...The engine idled perfectly with ignition switch off. When I pulled up the hand brake, the engine off. I also noticed the " ! " light didn...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:53:10 -0500
  ...Based on information so far, looks light brake light switch may be bad. Parking-brake light works. What is correct procedure for troubleshooting brake...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:28:50 -0700
  ...Switch to LED lighting > > > I am wondering who has had success at switching to LED lighting for > running > lights/blinkers/tail lights? > > I'd...
• Re: brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:34:12 -0600
  ...Lail <wklail@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Prices vary so much for brake light switches that I'm curious if there >> can be such a wide...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:42:44 -0700
  ...I connected the brake wires in parallel with the two brake light switches under the instrument cluster. 4. The light connection was teed into...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 13:12:19 -0700
  ...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: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 13:32:29 -1000
  ...85-91 vans use 2 wire switches, only for the rear brake >>> lights. >>> >>> For some reason new switch quality seems low and the supply...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:35:15 -0700
  But if I'm not mistaken, the brake light switch is just a switch; its open or closed. Similar to an oil pressure switch...
• Busted ignition switch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 95 12:48:18 PST
  I've got a '73 Campmobile with a busted ignition switch. At lunch I turned the key and the oil, alt and brake lights...
• Re: Brake Warning Light Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:10:05 -0800
  ...If one switches without the > other you should get the warning light. But only when the brake pedal is depressed, right? That's what...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 20:03:14 -0400
  ...So,issue is that when ignition key on or engine running my brake light is on even when brake is off during Revers, Drive...
• Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 20:37:34 -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: HOWTO: Audiovox cruise control install experience
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:38:21 -0700
  ...This change supplies the cruise with brake light reference voltage only when the cruise switch and the ignition switch is on. c) I added...
• Re: Headlight switch help
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 10:37:53 -0800
  ...Pull the connector off of the BRAKE indicator light that is above the light switch. There are tabs on each side of the switch...
• Re: Soggy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:50:54 -0400
  Soft brake can be caused by the following: Bad master cylinder Brake light switches air bound. Yes, some timed they do not fill. I...
• Re: What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:58:25 +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: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:06:34 -0500
  ...the brake lights with the pedal > >depressed. > > > >Chris > > I'd take a look at where the trailer harness tapped into the brake wire. > > > > Rob...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:20:00 -0400
  At 11:14 AM 7/21/2009, Jake de Villiers wrote: >The switches are pressure switches and as such you need to have the...
• Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 9 Apr 2017 14:04:18 -0400
  Also, don't forget to make sure the little button switch that the hand brake is supposed to push in is engaging so as...
• Re: Headlight switch help
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:26:11 -0600
  ...Pull the connector > off of the BRAKE indicator light that is above the light switch. There > are tabs on each side of the switch...