Brian,
At least I know what do. Keep changing them until they fail.
Great idea on a substitute from another car. Does anybody remember an
American or German car that used a hydraulically actuated brake light
switch.
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
My TR4 Restoration Web Site
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From: Power British Performance Parts, Inc. <britcars@powerbritish.com>
To: Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: TR4 - Hydraulic Type Brake Light Switch Failure
>Brian Sanborn wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>>
>> This morning driving to work I noticed that my brake lights are not
working unless I am pushing real hard on the brake pedal. When I bought
the car last summer... it had the same symptom and I replaced the unit with
one from MOSS. TRF had no stock.
>>
>> Looks like the exact same failure again. Anybody seen this behavior
before and have any advice on a source for a reliable part.
>>
>> Brian Sanborn
>> 62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
>> sanborn@net1plus.com
>
>Brian,
>
>Yes, I've had the same problem. About every 5,000 to 7,000 miles (6 to 12
months) and the switch only works when you really jam the brakes. Tried
several replacements over the last 3 years and all seem to do the same
thing. I believe there may be an
>American counterpart from 60's era cars, but I haven't researched it.
>
>I know there were some people on the list that worked for some of the
bigger auto parts chains - anybody mind looking on the shelf for another
brand switch?
>
>Cheers!
>
>Brian Schlorff '61 TR-4 '64 TR-4 '72 TR-6 '79 Spit
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