brake light on dash...
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brake light on dash...
So i have the brake light on, on my dashboard. I had the console off a few days ago could i have unhooked a wire or does it mean something else. I put some brake fluid in and it's plenty full.
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From: Bremerton, WA
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Re: brake light on dash...
Could have pinched the copper trace on the mylar circuit board on the back of the cluster. I did the same thing and found the trace next to the light was pinched against a ground trace.
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Re: brake light on dash...
also check to see if the wire conn. came off of the e-brake switch. IIRC this will turn on the light.
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From: Bremerton, WA
Car: 1992 RS / 1989 RS
Engine: 3.1L MFI / Vortec 383 TBI
Transmission: T5 / LS-T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 open / 3.73 Eaton posi
Re: brake light on dash...
That's just a ground wire that completes the circuit when the e-brake handle is pulled. There's no place for the ground to go if it's disconnected, on the other hand, if its shorted against something.... Been through that hassle trying to figure out why my hatch wouldn't release...
Last edited by Al Hasse; May 13, 2008 at 05:48 PM.
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