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Date:   Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:26:40 -0600
Reply-To:   jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:   Re: No brake lights
In-Reply-To:   <20041014221228.GG17667@darkstar.frop.org>
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On 10/14/04 4:12 PM, "Zach White" <zwhite@DARKSTAR.FROP.ORG> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 05:29:12PM -0400, Prendergast David wrote: >> Ok, I noticed today that I have no brake lights, everything else tail >> light wise works fine. Did some research on the archives and I think >> it may be the switch or the fuse. Looking over the fuse box I don't >> see any fuses that are blown so it must be the switch, so my question >> is......where exactly is the switch located? >> The bentley doesn't show you where it is. > > Dave, > > Remove the plastic surrounding the steering column (you just need to remove > the bottom piece, the top piece between the dash and the wheel can be left > alone). A few inches from the bottom of the steering column you'll find a > terminal and a wire. Make sure that connection is good. I had the same problem > and that seemed to fix it. > > The switch should be somewhere in that vicinity too, but as fixing the broken > connection there fixed my problem, I didn't investigate any further. > > -Zach > > The brake switch itself is on the side of the master cylinder.

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com


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