You might check the brake fluid level in your master cylinder reservoir. There is
a level sensor in the filler cap, and if the level falls too far, your brake light
may come on.

The master cylinder is located on top of the dashboard under the plastic
instrument housing. The fluid level is very easy to see if you simply un-snap the
plastic instrument housing.

If your fluid level is too low, this may be from normal wear of the friction
surface (in which case, just add a little), or you may have a leak in the system
somewhere.

Dan

John Houser wrote:

> Volks,
>
> A few weeks ago,I bought a 1984 Westy.  The brake system warning light stays
> on when the engine is running.  I checked the emergency brake release switch
> and it is ok.  This means that either I have a problem with the brakes or the
> system thinks I have a brake problem.  As far as I can tell, the brakes work
> all right but I haven't driven  it fully loaded in the mountains or any place
> that would put the brakes to the test.  Does anyone have an educated guess as
> to what most likely is the problem or advice on how to trace down the problem.
>
>                                             TIA,
>                                             john