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Subject:Re: Brake light problem
From:Alistair Bell
Date:Sun, 5 May 2024 17:25:55 -0700

Jim,

I don’t think the switches fail on.  But could be wrong.  And the emergency flashers do not work on the brakes, but rather with the turn signals .

Ab

> On May 5, 2024, at 12:53 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I discovered this afternoon that neither brake light is working on the rear
> of the car. Since neither is working, it's probably the master cylinder
> switches. But if I recall correctly, the master switches fail in the
> "always on mode," So it probably isn't that, p;us the unlikelihood that
> both would go out simultaneously. So what is the next obvious failure point
> I should be looking at? It isn't the bulbs BTW because they work with the
> emergency flasher switch.
> 
> ??
> 
> Jim

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