Miata Mailing List: December 1998, Message #172

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From:	Lanny Chambers <lanny@derived.com>
Subject:	Re: Need some old-fashion help on classic p/u truck (NMC)
Date:	Wed, 2 Dec 1998 00:21:42 -0500

On 12/1/98 20:55, Peter Brusa repete@hotmail.com wrote:

>My problem is this....the brake lights to not intenseify when the brake 
>is pushed down....they do light up when the lights are one, but do not 
>get brighter.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to start and 
>look for this cure?

Gee, it was a loooong time ago, but I seem to recall dimly that Fords 
used to trigger the brake lights with a pressure switch, mounted on the 
master cylinder. These failed fairly frequently, but were cheap and easy 
to replace (gotta bleed afterward, though). From some vague ancestral 
memory: look for a hex-sided fixture about an inch across, sticking off 
the front of the master cylinder, with two wires connected to it. As a 
test, touching the two wires together should fire the brake lights.

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Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C

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