[s-cars] Brake light, still on!

[Linus Toy]

Did you recently bleed the brakes and remove excess fluid from the
reservoir with a turkey baster first?  If so, and if there is a brake fluid
reservoir level float, you may have dislodged or otherwise jammed
it.  Don't ask me how I know this...

--Linus

At 08:07 AM 9/10/2002 , Daniel Hussey wrote:

>Well, tore apart the center console last night to try and figure out why the
>brake light isn't coming off.  It appears as if the switch is working
>properly, and grounding.  I hooked up the ground wire to the new switch and
>manually depressed it with the car on...  and, yep, the brake light still
>stays on!
>
>I get 30+ stops with the car off (bomb is fine), brake fluid and hydraulic
>levels are good, I've closed the circut on all the sensors I could think of
>and I'm at a loss.  The brake light still stays on.
>
>Any ideas on what else I'm overlooking?
>
>I'm thinking it is a wiring issue (broken wire somewhere...  any thoughts?
>
>Later,
>Dan
>'94 S4 (Black/ecru)... For Sale
>'95 S6 Avant (Europa blue/ecru)
>Seattle, WA
>
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