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Subject:Brake warning light
From:John Houser
Date:Sat, 17 May 2003 20:51:15 EDT

Volks,

The brake warning light [on the dash over your left knee] stays on when my 84
Westy is cranked.  Two things turn this light on.  One is the park brake
being deployed and the other is a brake system sensor that is powered by
alternator current only.

My park brake switch is working OK.  What I need to know is:

       Where is the brake system sensor?

       How do I test this thing to see if I really have a brake problem?

       Is there something in the system that I can reset to make the light go
out?

       What is usually wrong if the sensor is really reporting a problem?

My brakes seem to stop just fine--I really need some help on this one.

Thanks in advance,

John Houser, Jr.
Perry, GA

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