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| kenshapiro2002 |
 Jul 15 2010, 03:38 PM
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Just one of the little glitches on the way to getting "Pickle" to be perfect (at least for a few minutes).
So, when the parking brake is up, the dash light is one as it should be. When the brake is off, the light still glows though not quite as brightly. I assume that even when the brake is down, there is still a ground somewhere...a ground (short?) that should not be. I have checked the operation of the switch itself with an ohm meter and the switch seems to be fine. With the switch removed, the light still lights up pretty brightly, but if you ground the end of the wire to the body it glows more strongly. Again,this enforces my suspicion that the switch is not the problem. Other than the wire itself grounding somewhere or being shorted, where else could the problem be? BTW, when I first got the switch working last year, the light would go out once in awhile if I repeatedly dropped the brake handle, or took a corner very hard! |
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kenshapiro2002 Need My Electrics Gurus: Parking Brake Switch Glitch Jul 15 2010, 03:38 PM
Root_Werks Is your's the kind that flashes? If so, it mi... Jul 15 2010, 03:49 PM
kenshapiro2002 It never has flashed...not sure if it's suppos... Jul 15 2010, 03:57 PM benalishhero What year is it? The later models have the switch ... Jul 15 2010, 03:57 PM kenshapiro2002 1970
What year is it? The later models have the ... Jul 15 2010, 03:58 PM Tom_T
1970
What year is it? The later models have the... Jul 15 2010, 06:36 PM kenshapiro2002 I know that can be a problem, but when I'm usi... Jul 15 2010, 06:51 PM kg6dxn My schematic shows 3 possible items turning on tha... Jul 15 2010, 04:10 PM kenshapiro2002 Pretty sure that a 1970 has no seat belt warning l... Jul 15 2010, 05:14 PM SirAndy Pretty sure that a 1970 has no seat belt warning l... Jul 15 2010, 05:36 PM kenshapiro2002 Since my parking brake switch is working, and the ... Jul 15 2010, 05:34 PM SirAndy Make sense?
Disconnect the wire from the switch.... Jul 15 2010, 05:39 PM kenshapiro2002 Yeah...the gauge stays lit (dimly) even with the s... Jul 15 2010, 05:55 PM SirAndy Yeah...the gauge stays lit (dimly) even with the s... Jul 15 2010, 06:11 PM kenshapiro2002 Yeah...think I remember looking for that button wh... Jul 15 2010, 06:48 PM Tom Model year!?
Tom Jul 15 2010, 07:35 PM kenshapiro2002 You're kidding, right?
Model year!?
... Jul 15 2010, 07:52 PM Spoke Have you tried disconnecting the MC switch? The MC... Jul 15 2010, 08:50 PM kenshapiro2002 Jerry...one of my electrical gurus! I'm go... Jul 15 2010, 08:56 PM Spoke Looking at the schematic for "up to 1971... Jul 15 2010, 09:02 PM kenshapiro2002 "Up to 71 USA" shows two wires goung to ... Jul 16 2010, 05:41 AM Spoke I checked my 71 and it does have 2 wires connected... Jul 16 2010, 05:05 AM kenshapiro2002 Thanks...makes sense...will do.
I checked my 71... Jul 16 2010, 05:46 AM kenshapiro2002 Unhooked the two wires (was only expecting one) on... Jul 16 2010, 08:39 AM  |
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