Brake Light Shenanigans

[Kneale Brownson]

Parking brake switch sensitivity?


At 10:16 PM 03/01/2001 -0700, Al Powell wrote:

>The brake warning light on my 1990 200 is becoming pesky.
>
>The bomb is known good, passes all pump-down tests, and is relatively
>fresh.  No problems with Pentosin levels, although a past leak forced
>me to replace the front half of the HP hose last summer.  No leak
>now.
>
>But the darn brake light takes 30+ seconds to go off in the AM, and
>when the car is warm, I sometimes get flickers from it while idling
>at a stoplight!  It's clearly a non-bomb related problem.
>
>Any BTDT's?  I think I recall some discussion of a possibly related
>problem in the past couple of months, but I can't recall specifics.
>  Was there some mention of a check valve in the pump?
>
>TIA, friends.  Direct replies are appreciated.
>
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>Al Powell
>Fort Collins, CO
>powellae at home.com
>cougfan1 at gocougs.wsu.edu
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