Troubleshooting my electrical issues., My first problem was blinking red light on the dash for brakes Options

[vin man]

Edit: Renamed the thread because what started out as one electrical problem has led to others and I'm hoping to capture all the information in this one thread.

Initial Problem:

When I turn on the 72, the red light on the dash (in the top part of the gauge on the left side of the dash) blinks and won't stop. I've made sure the e-brake is all the way off. I'm wondering where is the switch that controls this light?

I've read that when the brake master cylinder is replaced, there is a switch on the MC that needs to be reset. I used a MC from Rock Auto and there is not reset switch button. Only the electrical switch that activates the brake lights.

I have a brown wire that is connected to nothing in the area of the e-brake handle. I've tried grounding it but the light still blinks on the dash.

Any advice would be appreciated.


Click here for video of the blinking light: Blinking red light

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Master cylinder:
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[vin man]

New relay will be delivered on Wednesday.
switch for handbrake will be delivered tomorrow. I don't know exactly where to mount it but I'm just going to connect the wire and hold it against the floor and see if that impacts the light (once I get the new relay).

[Spoke]

New relay will be delivered on Wednesday.

Where did you get the flasher relay? I don't see it on Pelican.

Can you put the old one back in to see if it works?

Hopefully you didn't button up the fuse panel after installing the new flasher.

Flasher EP26 can be purchased at many FLAPS and is LED-compatible if you decide to go that way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[vin man]

New relay will be delivered on Wednesday.

Where did you get the flasher relay? I don't see it on Pelican.

Can you put the old one back in to see if it works?

Hopefully you didn't button up the fuse panel after installing the new flasher.

Flasher EP26 can be purchased at many FLAPS and is LED-compatible if you decide to go that way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

I got it from Parts Authority. They usually have the parts I need for my VW or Porsche projects.

Autozone also has one. This is the one from Autozone: Autozone Flasher Relay

The one from Parts Authority has same pins and numbering, but the plastic housing looks a little different.

Parts Authority counter man is also pretty knowledgeable. He said I could use the 3 pin relay and jumper the missing pin location (showed me what to do) if I wanted to use $4 relay instead of $15. I went with the 4 pin to be safe.

[Spoke]

Autozone also has one. This is the one from Autozone: Autozone Flasher Relay

Did you try re-installing your original flasher. Quite honestly the flasher does very little besides flash when you put the turnsignals on. If your original flasher flashes the exterior bulbs ok, there is nothing wrong with the flasher. Likely you have some wiring issue external to the flasher.

The link above takes me to partsgeek.

Autozone doesn't list a flasher or hazard relay for the 914 although it has some other interesting items for the 914.

I was wondering why my 914 is so slow. Maybe I need a new Nitrous Controller. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)