Hi Andy,
The purpose of the lamp is to let you know if one section of the
two-section brake system becomes inoperative. If that happens, the
pressure on one side of the (missing) switch would be 0 and the other
side would be full brake fluid pressure. Only the section with full
pressure will have working brakes.
It's your choice now as to the value of the switch.
Speaking as one who has lost the brakes twice on a TD, which does not
have the dual section arrangment, I would reinstall the switch.
Bob
On Tue, 17 Mar 98 14:50:24 Pst ame@synaptics.com writes:
> Hi,
>
> someone recently posted an interest point, viz. you could use the
>
> overdrive stalk to control a set of driving lamps (if you didn't
>have
> an overdrive).
>
> On my '69 Roadster I have a brake warning lamp/test switch in the
>
> upper left of the dashboard. The brake pressure switch has been
> removed from the pipe union in the engine compartment, so the
>switch
> and lamp do nothing right now.
>
> My first question is, is it sensible/worthwhile to refit a
>pressure
> warning switch as orginally intended? If not, my second question
>is,
> does anyone have an alternative and innovative use for the lamp
>and
> switch which is so conveniently placed on the dash?
>
> Andy
> --
> '69 Roadster (with one new rear wheel and hub (don't ask))
>
>
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