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Re: Break in brake circuit

To: svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
From: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 00:51:57 +0000
LOL!
How do you make a Datsun Roadster bark like a dog?
Take a blow-torch to the wrong part - WOOF!

Of course, I might introduce a flame under there if I decide to use that 
groovy shrink wrap for electrics, but I think a cigarette lighter might do 
the trick for that job!

Cheers,
Steve
(too easy to forget that some people don't speak Australian here! 8^) )
'68 2000 Solex

>From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
>Reply-To: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
>To: Stephen McCartney <sgam@hotmail.com>
>CC: bholmes@monk.aum.edu, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
>Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:51:29 -0800
>
>For the non-Aussie's and -Brits in the audience... a torch is a flashlight, 
>OK. Stephen
>did /not/ introduce an open flame to the under dash area of his Roadster!
>
>Gary McCormick
>San Jose, CA
>
>Stephen McCartney wrote:
>
> > (Thought it might be worthwhile posting this to the list, too)
> >
> > Found it!
> >
> > It was pretty easy to get to, actually.  Just needed a torch, so I could 
>SEE
> > under there!  On the RHD cars, the switch is the same, it seems.  As it
> > turns out, it was simply a wire had pulled out of a connector.  Fixed in
> > under 2 minutes!  Does that make me a qualified roadster mechanic?  No?
> > Guess I'll keep going to Lou for the hard stuff, then.
> >
> > Note to self:  must get a cheap penlight torch for the in-car toolkit.
> >
> > Cheers & thanks all,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > >From: "Brad Holmes" <bholmes@monk.aum.edu>
> > >To: sgam@hotmail.com
> > >Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
> > >Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:06:12 +600
> > >
> > >Steve
> > >
> > >That ones easy. The switch for the brake lights (on the left hand
> > >drive side) in mounted just forward of the brake pedal.
> > >
> > >Brad
> > >68 - 2k
> > >SEROC
> > >Montgomery, AL
> > >
> > >
> > >  Hello all.
> > >
> > >Went down to the beach yesterday (28 deg. C!) and had a great time, but 
>on
> > >the way back, a guy behind me stuck his head out the window and called 
>out
> > >"hey mate, you've got no brake lights!".
> > >
> > >Sure enough, brake lights aren't coming on.  Fuses are fine, 
>tail-lights
> > >are
> > >fine.  So I'm thinking that it might be the switch for the brake 
>lights,
> > >but
> > >I don't know where it is.  Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Steve
> > >('68 2000 Solex)
> > >
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