It's most likely.
The switch shuttle isn't centralized and mantaining contact on one side
or the other.
The procedure in the Manual should restore normal operations, and yes it
is that simple.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:57:51 -0800 "Scott McKorkle" <bmc@aa.net> writes:
>Funny how topics always seem to come up at just the right time! I was
>poking around under the hood of my 78B last week and found the wires
>for
>the brake warning lamp disconnected from the m/c. Judging from the
>way it
>was neatly concealed, it was probably disconnected and hidden on
>purpose by
>a DPO. Upon plugging it back in, the brake light came on and stayed
>on
>with the engine running. The m/c was replaced by a (I think)
>reputable
>local British car shop right before I bought the car last summer.
>They
>also bled the brake lines. In one of my manuals (Haynes, I think), I
>saw a
>brief paragraph about bleeding the brakes while watching the warning
>lamp
>to equalize the pressure (thereby shutting off the switch). Is this
>the
>likely solution to the problem? If so, is it really as simple as the
>manual makes it sound?
>
>For what it's worth, the brakes sure seem to work well.
>
>Thanks!
>Scott McKorkle
>Issaquah, WA
>1978 MGB
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