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Posted by: Thack Apr 16 2008, 03:45 PM

I read somewhere if your emergency brake light on the dash is blinking after a m/c install, you have to re-set the switch. How do I do this?

Posted by: dr914@autoatlanta.com Apr 16 2008, 03:53 PM

on the single pole boot there is a small rubber booted reset switch next to the wire terminal. It is of course on the side of the cylinder up underneath the rack and pinion cover

Posted by: Thack Apr 16 2008, 04:43 PM

the reset switch is in the wiring to the pole or it's on the m/c?

Is this it?


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Posted by: blitZ Apr 16 2008, 05:01 PM

That's it.

Posted by: zymurgist Apr 17 2008, 06:20 AM

Doesn't it also blink if there is an open circuit on the switch that is operated by the hand brake lever?

Posted by: Spoke Apr 17 2008, 07:33 AM

Normal operation of MC switch and E-brake switch are open circuits. These 2 guys are wired in parallel from ground to the indicator circuit such that closing either one of the switches causes the dash indicator to light.

Posted by: zymurgist Apr 17 2008, 12:08 PM

Hmmm. Here's what happened with Babydoll. I was able to get the blinking to stop, when I adjusted the switch exactly right on the parking brake lever. (It rarely does line up right, but in this case I was able to get it to work.) Later, I had to pull the driver's seat to fix the seat mechanism, and in the process I broke off the connector that goes to the switch. So it's definitely an open circuit now, but the light keeps a-blinking.

This would bother me more if I actually drove the car, but it and its owner are 80 miles away.