Lol,
Ira Erbs
IT Consultant
Portland, OR
sent from my Droid, please excuse typos and random self corrections because
my phone has It's own ideas about what word I meant to write
On May 30, 2011 9:47 AM, "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey at charter.net> wrote:
> Scott,
>
> Go to Napa. Ask for an old 60s-70s VW brake pressure switch. It is almost
> a direct replacement. The only difference is a to crimp on a terminal
> connector.
>
> If you do the switch (er swap) fast you will not need to re-bleed. Don't
> mash the brake pedal during the quick swap. I do assume you mash the
breaks
> in this particular Healey as I recall ........grin.
>
> I did this in a Napa parking lot once in 15 min during the California
Alpine
> 500 Rally.
>
> Epilogue..................I am bracing for the correctness police to
pounce
> but narrowly get away with Smitty next to me and peel out shifting through
> all five fully synchronized gears. I cling to the non-original Lempert
> wheel listening to the police scanner complements of the Lenschow current
> boosting alternator. The non-original offset bushings and bigger sway bar
> help to lessen the push as I downshift smoothly for the first corner as we
> disappear up a little known canyon two lane road.
>
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Tracy Drummond
>
> PMP | ITIL Service Manager | CISSP | bighealey at charter.net | 408-394-3444
> cell | 408-776-0133 home | http://www.linkedin.com/in/tracydrummond
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of scott willis
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 8:46 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Intermittent Brake Lights?
>
> Hi all,
> I want to take the BN7 to the Louisville British Bash this weekend.
Lately,
> every once and awhile my gas gauge goes dead when I hit my brake pedal.
> After I drive it and hold the pedal down or pump the pedal the gas gauge
> eventually starts working again. It cannot get it to happen at home to see
> if the brake lights are working. I assume the lights are not coming on and
> it is shorting the circuit.
>
> Do you think I just need a new brake light switch? Is there something I
> should clean? Not sure where to start...
>
> Much thanks,
>
> Scott Willis
> Mashed 60 BN7 AH Club USA
> 59 MGA
> 66 E-Type FHC
>
> http://bgeuroclassics.webs.com/
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> Bowling Green, KY
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