What year car are you working on?? If it's a '68, that's a relatively easy
fix, but requires you to take apart that switch on the brake petal, clean and
lightly lube it. I had the same problem with my '70 2000 and fixed it by
cleaning and lubing it up... no problems since! If it's totally trashed, I
found I have 2 spares right now that I know I can make work. If it's that
hydralic one (not sure where that one is), I'm pretty sure I have a spare from
a '66 I could check out. I've never had one of those go bad though.
Good luck!!
Eric
>
> From: "Jim Cawrse" <nqrithjim@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2004/03/10 Wed PM 08:28:51 GMT
> To: az589@lafn.org, Geegc@aol.com, lahtinen_marko@yahoo.com.au,
> datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: brake light switch
>
> Early VWs had metric thread hydraulic brake switches! My 67 van had two,
> one as a backup,
> even though it was a single suicide style system. I bet they would work in
> roadsters needing
> a metric switch, and BAP-GEON or someone similar would have this part.
> Best Regards,
> Jim
> Chesapeake Virginia
>
>
> >From: Stan Chernoff <az589@lafn.org>
> >Reply-To: Stan Chernoff <az589@lafn.org>
> >To: Geegc@aol.com, lahtinen_marko@yahoo.com.au,
> >datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: brake light switch
> >Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:31:34 -0800
> >
> >The hydraulic switches found on pre 1967.5 roadsters had metric threads and
> >are not interchangeable with old type american car switches. The metric
> >threads are 1/8-28 BSPT while the american ones from old Ford or other
> >products had 1/8-27 NPT threads. The incompatibility will not assure
> >reliable sealing if incorrect components are used.
> >
> >Stan
> >==========
> >
> >At 08:58 PM 3/7/2004 EST, Geegc@aol.com wrote:
> > >On the early 1600s (mine is a 66) it is a hydraulic part on the firewall,
> > >screws into the top of a block with brake lines coming into it.
> > >
> > >The part is from a very early 50s Ford, I recall, or a Hudson, or
> >something
> > >like that. Available in some local parts stores if you have the old one
> >to
> > >match it up.
> > >
> > >Gary C
> > >
> > >In a message dated 3/7/04 5:43:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > >lahtinen_marko@yahoo.com.au writes:
> > >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
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