[DeTomaso] Brake warning light power source

[Rob Dumoulin]

It comes on when it's supposed to. It just stays on with the key off.
On May 19, 2012 5:50 PM, <JDeRyke at aol.com> wrote:

> That little red warning light was designed to turn on if:
> * the e-brake handle microswitch indicates the handle is up. The switch
> position can be adjusted.
> * if any the brake pads are thin and you still have stock pads with
> grounding wires in them. Sometimes, disconnected dangling wires will ground
> against something. Tape them up or cut them off close to the pads.
> * if the shuttle valve has moved to the end of the valve body, possibly
> indicating a fluid leak in any part of the brakes, a thin brake pad or the
> shuttle moved and stuck during bleeding.
>
> Obviously, the red light only indicates trouble in one (or more) of these
> 3 choices but not which one. In fact there may be duplicate causes at any
> given time, which makes trouble shooting interesting.
> Good luck- J Deryke