A fellow sprite racer has just mounted a contact switch near the end
of the master cylinder pushrod. He used a bent piece of alloy that was
bolted
to the pedal box mounting "thingy".
He did this after a few switch failures.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 11:37 PM
Subject: Silicone brake light switch
>Spridgeteers
>
>I am having a problem with brake light switches on my A40.
>It is a Sprite disc front and Sprite later drum rear.
>Inline hydraulic brake light pressure switch.
>Since February of 98 when the A40 first saw the road I have gone thru 4
>brake light switches.
>I am using silicone DOT 5 brake fluid and everything else is perfect. I
>just keep eating up switches.
>The last 2 were new, the first 2 were working used when installed and I
>just assumed they went bad from being old. The last 2 each lasted about
>2 months, same as the used ones.
>Anybody else having this problem with silicone?
>Or am I just the lucky one?
>Has anyone adapted a pedal mounted contact switch to a Sprite?
>(pre 68) This is my next quest since I am out of NOS Lucas brake light
>switches and the Asian ones from the suppliers are out of the question.
>
>Similarities? Modifications? other ideas?
>
>Thanks
>Frank
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Lots of LBCs
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
>
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