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Re: Brake light switch

To: "Malcolm Walker" <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Brake light switch
From: "Sumner Weisman" <sweisman@gis.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 17:00:57 -0400
Cc: "Triumphs" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Thanks, Malcolm,

You're absolutely right.  I assumed the switch was hydraulic like in my
TR-3, rather than mechanical.  

Sumner

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> From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
> To: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
> Cc: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Brake light switch
> Date: Friday, July 17, 1998 12:48 PM
> 
> On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Sumner Weisman wrote:
> 
> > It's probably a good idea to bleed the brakes after putting in a new
brake
> > light switch.  You are letting a little air into the system when you
take
> > it out.
> 
> I think this wasn't mentioned because the car in question was a TR6...
> they stopped using the fluid-pressure-activated switch by the them the  
> TR250 rolled around, I think (might be wrong)
> 
> But you're right, if the light switch is in the hydraulic lines, you
gotta
> bleed them afterwards.
> 
> 

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