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Re: Break in brake circuit

To: Stephen McCartney <sgam@hotmail.com>,
Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
From: Pam Bauman <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 17:01:00 -0800
Instead of fire , how about a hairdryer? I would not want to explain to 
the insurance company why the car has fire damage.

Pam Bauman

Stephen McCartney wrote:

> 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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