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Michael
I know of many owners who have fitted a recently made switch and have had
problems. There must be an optimum setting that brings on the brake lights
when one just touches the brakes to slow down.
These suspect units bring on the brake lights when braking heavily but do
not show when just slowing down and therefore do not give somebody driving
behind the correct warning.
Best regards
On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 05:50, Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
wrote:
> I am getting to the point of installing brake lines on my BN2. Going
> through parts I found the 5 way fitting that mounts in the lower right of
> the engine bay. From what I can see from pictures on the internet, brake
> lines screw into 4 of the branches that should have seats in the bottom of
> the threads for a bubble flare in the tubing. As you can see in the
> picture I orientated the 5 way to show you the horizontal branch that
> protrudes directly into the engine compartment has no seat at the bottom of
> the threads. It is just open to the inside of the switch. The bottom
> branch with the switch is the same, no seat. I am guessing I have the
> wrong 5 way fitting. The Lucas pressure switch in the picture is a new old
> stock switch that I would prefer to use in place of a modern repro. It is
> just loosely threaded in place. I know how these switches can seem to
> "weld" themselves in place after a time. Of course Moss does not sell the
> 5 way fitting by itself. You must spend the extra cash ($44 plus tax and
> shipping) to buy a 5 way fitting with a pressure switch already installed.
> The switch is probably made in India/China. Not desirable. Anyone have one
> of the correct 5 way fittings in a box or a drawer somewhere in your garage
> you might want to part with? I know AH Spares sells them for $21, But
> after shipping the fitting alone will cost more than the Moss complete
> unit. With the added bonus of waiting a month and a half to get it.
> Mike MacLean
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Michael<div><br></div><div>I know of many owners who have =
fitted a recently made switch and have had problems. There must be an optim=
um setting that brings on the brake lights when one just touches the brakes=
to slow down.</div><div><br></div><div>These suspect units=C2=A0 bring on =
the brake lights when braking heavily but do not show when just slowing dow=
n and therefore do not give somebody driving behind the correct warning.</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 05:50, Mich=
ael MacLean <<a href=3D"mailto:rrengineer.mike@att.net";>rrengineer.mike@=
att.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:"times new roman","new=
york",times,serif;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr">I am getting to th=
e point of installing brake lines on my BN2.=C2=A0 Going through parts I fo=
und the 5 way fitting that mounts in the lower right of the engine bay.=C2=
=A0 From what I can see from pictures on the internet, brake lines screw in=
to 4 of the branches that should have seats in the bottom of the threads fo=
r a bubble flare in the tubing.=C2=A0 As you can see in the picture I orien=
tated the 5 way to show you the horizontal branch that protrudes directly i=
nto the engine compartment has no seat at the bottom of the threads. It is =
just open to the inside of the switch.=C2=A0 The bottom branch with the swi=
tch is the same, no seat. =C2=A0 I am guessing I have the wrong 5 way fitti=
ng.=C2=A0 The Lucas pressure switch in the picture is a new old stock switc=
h that I would prefer to use in place of a modern repro.=C2=A0 It is just l=
oosely threaded in place.=C2=A0 I know how these switches can seem to "=
;weld" themselves in place after a time.=C2=A0 Of course Moss does not=
sell the 5 way fitting by itself.=C2=A0 You must spend the extra cash ($44=
plus tax and shipping) to buy a 5 way fitting with a pressure switch alrea=
dy installed.=C2=A0 The switch is probably made in India/China.=C2=A0 Not d=
esirable. Anyone have one of the correct 5 way fittings in a box or a drawe=
r somewhere in your garage you might want to part with?=C2=A0 I know AH Spa=
res sells them for $21, But after shipping the fitting alone will cost more=
than the Moss complete unit.=C2=A0 With the added bonus of waiting a month=
and a half to get it.</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Mike MacLean<br></div></div></=
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