I blieve that light  also doubles as a "low brake fluid indicator".
Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
----- Original Message -----
Subject: [VANAGON] when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on???
ideas?

> fwd from the yahoogroups list...
>
> Subj:   [vanagon] OK, heres a stumper! Need help
> Date:   3/6/06 1:55:38 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From:   vze3sngp@verizon.net
> To: vanagon@yahoogroups.com
> Sent from the Internet (Details)
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>
> OK, on my 83.5, just swapped out the dash cluster for a dash cluster with
a
> tachometer.
>
> I am using the same switch block for the parking brake indicator.
>
> When I make a left turn with the turnsignal on, the parking brake
> indicator comes on!
>
> I am going to check the switch at the brake this week, but I was
> wondering, is there a wire in the steering column that would ground
> parking brake light and cause it to come on?
>
> It is probably at the brake lever itself, cause if I cycle the brake
> lever up and down it will go off.
>
> Strange gremlin...
>
> Keith
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>