Date:         Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:31:37 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: brake lights '89 vanagon
Comments: To: Birkenfeld Jeff <BirkenfeldJeff@JohnDeere.com>
In-Reply-To:  <D4959BC7592CCC48A9DAC57EBBACF1B3013A76B6@edxmb2.jdnet.deere.com>
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Ha ha!!  Ok, engage brain before typing...

My apologies.  I was talking Vanagon but thinking
Golf.  You're correct.  The switches are on the MC.

Sorry!

You can change these easily.  A little fluid will drip
out.

Z

--- Birkenfeld Jeff <BirkenfeldJeff@JohnDeere.com>
wrote:
> Zoran, you sure?  If that's the case, what are the 2
> switches located on the master cylinder for?  I
> presume they are the pressure switches that control
> the brake lights.  This van has cruise, the pedal
> switch I assume is for the cruise control.  Correct
> me if I'm wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zoran Mladen [mailto:zmaninco@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 9:57 AM
> To: Birkenfeld Jeff; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: brake lights '89 vanagon
>
>
> The switches that control the brake lights are not
> on
> the M/C.  They are mounted where the peda comes to
> rest.  It sounds like your switch is sticking...
>
> Z
>
> --- Birkenfeld Jeff <BirkenfeldJeff@JOHNDEERE.COM>
> wrote:
> > Volks, my brake lights are not lighting up
> properly.
> >  To light them requires pushing on the brake pedal
> > very hard, harder than required to stop.  Cleaned
> > taillight housing contacts and contacts on master
> > cylinder switches with no change.  Could the
> > switches at the master cylinder be bad or clogged?
>
> > How much fluid will drain out if I quickly swap
> out
> > the switches at the master cylinder or better to
> > suck out the fluid from the reservoir first?
> > TIA
> >
> > Jeff
>
>
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