Scott,
One little thing that tends to get overlooked -- the brake light line is
only powered when the ignition switch is on. It's one of the green
wires attached to terminal A4 of the fuse block. Others are the
screenwiper, petrol warning light and turn signals.
Bud Krueger
a/k/a admin@ttalk.info
Scott Allen wrote:
>Hi,
>
>First off I'd like to thank everyone who helped me with my cold starting
>problem. This morning, (high 20's here) the car cranked over on the 2nd
>starter pull, so yeah team!
>
>Here's my next problem: I no longer have brake lights, (I do have taillights
>otherwise).
>
>The details are these: during my resto I replaced the brake cylinders and
>rebuilt the MC. Of course I bled the system, so the pedal is nice and stiff
>and the brakes pull nice and even. At the time I started the resto you
>practically had to stand on the pedal to get brake lights so I replaced the
>switch with a new Lucas NOS switch. I finished in November and had brake
>lights until last week.
>
>I checked under the chassis last night and all the wires are secure and
>where they're supposed to be. Over the weekend I figure I'll put a meter on
>the switch to confirm what I already know namely that there's no juice
>flowing to the rear brake lights.
>
>So here's my question: other than the switch going bad is there something
>common that could keep it from operating? I mean, is it possible for the
>switch to be good and not operate properly, and if so where should I look?
>Also, is there a way to test the switch off of the car to see if it's good?
>
>Any help appreciated and thanks in advance,
>
>Scott Allen
>
>52 TD
>74 1/2 BGT
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