Frank -
It's a bad switch. I've replaced all of mine and they all work
properly in all my cars. It helps if you drive the cars regularly.
But john's solution is simple too.
Alan
On 8/28/10, Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net> wrote:
> Has anyone found a substitute for the brake light pressure switch so that
> the
> brake lights come on at a lower pressure or found an easy way to mount a
> position switch on the brake pedal itself like most cars have? It takes a
> fairly good stomp on the brake pedal to get the pressure switch to light up
> the brake lights. This is the second switch I've put in over the years, but
> I
> don't think its a bad switch; I think its a design 'feature'. I've followed
> other Healeys with the same obervation that a friend of mine had following
> me
> this morning; the brake lights don't come on until very late and only if its
> a
> fairly firm stop. Tired of people almost running into me.
>
> thanks,
> Frank Magnusson
> Wichita, KS
> '65 BJ8
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