No brake lights
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Keizer OR
No brake lights
As far as I know the brake lights were fine before I took the interior out. Now that it's mostly back together I have no brake lights. The wires to the switch appear to be connected to the brake pedal. At one point I was up in the wiring disconnecting the clutch safety switch, then later getting it reconnected so it's possible I could have knocked something loose, I just don't know what to look for. I think it's more likely that the problem is under the dash than the bulbs or something else, but I'm open to suggestions. I didn't see any fuses marked brakes, and the other lights work fine.
Team Owner
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Check the switch position. Brake pedal has to make contact with the switch in order to turn on the brake lights. Might be as easy as moving the switch a little closer.
It's also possible the switch picked this time to die.
It's also possible the switch picked this time to die.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
Not sure about your 81', but my 78' has a fuse for hazard/stop lights. There is and orange wire coming from the fuse and goes to the stop light switch. It should be hot all the time. I tend to agree with Easy Mike that the most likly cause is the stop light switch adjustment on the pedal.
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Racer
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Keizer OR
After looking at it I remembered I accidentally knocked it out while taking the interior out (1.5 years ago) and had pushed it back in place too far. I even made a mental note that I needed to adjust it when I put it back together, but it took adjusting the switch to remember.
