My '68 and '69 have mechanical plunger switches mounted below the
steering column cross brace. Normally "closed", they are held "open"
when the brake pedal is at rest, held by the retraction spring. Press
down on the brake pedal and the switch closes, brake lights light. The
switch is supposedly designed to fail in the closed direction, but I
have seen it fail open.
- Bob Mann
"Patrick J. Horne" wrote:
>
> I believe it is on the brake pedal, up under the dash. I think the only
> cars that had hydraulic activated brake switches were the '68 and later
> cars.
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
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>
> Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor/Future planner, CS Dept,
> University of Texas, 1 University Station C0500,Austin, Tx. 78712-1188 USA
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>
> On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, [iso-8859-1] Marko Lahtinen wrote:
>
> > where do I find the brake light switch? what do I
> > replace it with? how?
> >
> > my brake lights only come on if I really stomp on the
> > brakes, a bit of a bummer for anyone following me.
> >
> > thanks in advance
> >
> > marko
> > 64 1500
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