Brake Warning Light
 

HELP The brake warning lite is on when you turn the key on a wont go off I checked the switches an grounded them to see if they would go off an nothing don't know what to do the wire I checked for continuity an it is good I don't want to pull the bulb I even checked the printed cir. on the cluster if you take the sw. out of the pro. valve an check continuity it is good also please help is this light suppose to stay on till the car starts an then go off? :thanks:

Re: Brake Warning Light
 

IIRC the BRAKE light gets power from the GAUGES fuse when the key is turned to RUN and a switched ground @ the brake handle - or the proportioning valve - is what turns it on.

Did you swap clusters ???

What year is the car ??


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Re: Brake Warning Light
 

If the parking brake warning light stay on when the key is turn on---Problems with the braking system, such as a low brake fluid or etc. Not electrical.

Re: Brake Warning Light
 

I do have fluid an new brakes an bleed the system don't know what to do.

Re: Brake Warning Light
 

There is a sensor on the proportioning valve. Disconnect that and the light should go out.

My 84 has a slight leak somewhere...it's not terrible, maybe half a bottle of brake fluid a year, but it's enough to set the sensor off. It beats replacing the system since i can't find an obvious leak anywhere. Not the "best" fix, but I've run this way for 6 years now.