[DeTomaso] No brake lights
Konrad Szwab
kszwab at gmail.com
Fri Nov 26 23:03:59 EST 2021
The switch is bad. I tested with the wires attached to the switch and
bridging the terminals of the switch, so it is not a switch to wires
connection issue, unfortunately.
On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 11:22 AM Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
> You might be able to clean the spade and tighten the connector and just
> reattach. The old connector gets fatigued over time. You might need to
> replace the connector if it has become brittle. That has happened to me in
> a couple of spots.
>
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 17:58 Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yup dod that and lights came on. I need to replace the swich
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 2:10 PM Mike Drew <[1]mikeldrew at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thomas,
>> Good thought! But if you disconnect the wires from the switch and
>> hook them together the lights should illuminate. If they do, the
>> problem is the switch, not the wiring. If not, itas wiring.
>> Mike
>> Sent from my iPad
>> > On Nov 24, 2021, at 21:25, Thomas TAP:rnblom <[2]thomas at hax.se>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > i>>?There is a junction block in the rear right side wheel well
>> that might cause this. I had no brake lights from corrosion in this
>> block.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Thomas
>> >
>> >> 25 nov. 2021 kl. 02:09 skrev Konrad Szwab <[3]kszwab at gmail.com>:
>> >>
>> >> i>>?A A So I drove my car home (thank you all for the great
>> suggestions and
>> >>A parts links), there is a large message with some pics awaiting
>> >>A moderation.
>> >>A Ran great, but I have no brake lights. There seems to be a
>> broken spade
>> >>A connector in the front trunk that has two pink wires and a
>> white (and
>> >>A black I think) wire disconnected.
>> >>A I am planning to trace some wiring tomorrow from the pressure
>> switch
>> >>A near byA the brake balancing valve.
>> >>A Could that disconnected wire cause the no brake lights
>> condition ?
>> >>A Thanks,A
>> >>A Konrad
>> >>
>> >>
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The switch is bad. I tested with the wires attached to the switch and
bridging the terminals of the switch, so it is not a switch to wires
connection issue, unfortunately.
On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 11:22 AM Sean Korb <[1]spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
You might be able to clean the spade and tighten the connector and just
reattach. The old connector gets fatigued over time. You might need to
replace the connector if it has become brittle. That has happened to me
in a couple of spots.
On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 17:58 Konrad Szwab <[2]kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
A A Yup dod that and lights came on. I need to replace the swich
A A On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 2:10 PM Mike Drew
<[1][3]mikeldrew at aol.com> wrote:
A A A Thomas,
A A A Good thought! But if you disconnect the wires from the
switch and
A A A hook them together the lights should illuminate. If they do,
the
A A A problem is the switch, not the wiring. If not, itas wiring.
A A A Mike
A A A Sent from my iPad
A A A > On Nov 24, 2021, at 21:25, Thomas TAP:rnblom
<[2][4]thomas at hax.se>
A A A wrote:
A A A >
A A A > i>>?There is a junction block in the rear right side wheel
well
A A A that might cause this. I had no brake lights from corrosion
in this
A A A block.
A A A >
A A A > Cheers,
A A A > Thomas
A A A >
A A A >> 25 nov. 2021 kl. 02:09 skrev Konrad Szwab
<[3][5]kszwab at gmail.com>:
A A A >>
A A A >> i>>?AA A So I drove my car home (thank you all for the
great
A A A suggestions and
A A A >>AA parts links), there is a large message with some pics
awaiting
A A A >>AA moderation.
A A A >>AA Ran great, but I have no brake lights. There seems to
be a
A A A broken spade
A A A >>AA connector in the front trunk that has two pink wires
and a
A A A white (and
A A A >>AA black I think) wire disconnected.
A A A >>AA I am planning to trace some wiring tomorrow from the
pressure
A A A switch
A A A >>AA near byA the brake balancing valve.
A A A >>AA Could that disconnected wire cause the no brake lights
A A A condition ?
A A A >>AA Thanks,A
A A A >>AA Konrad
A A A >>
A A A >>
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