brakes

[Peter VanDerWal]

Hmm, I didn't think a 72 VW bug had a computer.

<Hint: year, make, and model info would be useful>

> Greeting's
> I think I may have stepped in "it" to a large degree, After we removed the
> ICE the wiring was really awful so we pulled it all out, all 45 lbs. Now
> as
> we're putting it all back together The brake system doesn't want to work,
> the switch is OK but won't light the lamps.
> I'm getting this oozy feeling that the equalizer hydraulic braking needs
> the
> computer to make it light up.
> Any body been there and done that?
> Thanks
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[Sam Shepherd]

Greeting's
I think I may have stepped in "it" to a large degree, After we removed the
ICE the wiring was really awful so we pulled it all out, all 45 lbs. Now as
we're putting it all back together The brake system doesn't want to work,
the switch is OK but won't light the lamps.
I'm getting this oozy feeling that the equalizer hydraulic braking needs the
computer to make it light up.
Any body been there and done that?
Thanks
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[dave cover-2]

What kind of car? What year?

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Sam Shepherd <shepherd4421@...>
wrote:

> Greeting's
> I think I may have stepped in "it" to a large degree, After we removed the
> ICE the wiring was really awful so we pulled it all out, all 45 lbs. Now as
> we're putting it all back together The brake system doesn't want to work,
> the switch is OK but won't light the lamps.
> I'm getting this oozy feeling that the equalizer hydraulic braking needs
> the
> computer to make it light up.
> Any body been there and done that?
> Thanks
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[markgrasser]

What is the car make? You might be right that the brake lights go through
the computer but I wouldn't think so. Brake lights are a safety issue.
Typically the brake light switch on the pedal completes the ground to the
brake light bulbs. The bulbs get a positive from the fuse panel. On most
American cars because of the use of the same bulb for the brakes and the
directional the wiring also goes through the directional stick. Don't
remember exactly how though.

Mark Grasser
 


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Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:58 PM
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Subject: [EVDL] brakes

Greeting's
I think I may have stepped in "it" to a large degree, After we removed the
ICE the wiring was really awful so we pulled it all out, all 45 lbs. Now as
we're putting it all back together The brake system doesn't want to work,
the switch is OK but won't light the lamps.
I'm getting this oozy feeling that the equalizer hydraulic braking needs the
computer to make it light up.
Any body been there and done that?
Thanks
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[Sam Shepherd]

1999 GMC sonoma

On 5/14/08, Peter VanDerWal <evdl@...> wrote:

>
> Hmm, I didn't think a 72 VW bug had a computer.
>
> <Hint: year, make, and model info would be useful>
>
> > Greeting's
> > I think I may have stepped in "it" to a large degree, After we removed
> the
> > ICE the wiring was really awful so we pulled it all out, all 45 lbs. Now
> > as
> > we're putting it all back together The brake system doesn't want to work,
> > the switch is OK but won't light the lamps.
> > I'm getting this oozy feeling that the equalizer hydraulic braking needs
> > the
> > computer to make it light up.
> > Any body been there and done that?
> > Thanks
> > _______________________________________________
> > For subscription options, see
> > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev
> >
>
>
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[robert harder]

the power for your brake lights should be coming from the fuse box to the switch ( believe this vehicle uses 2 separate switches, one for the brake lights one to signal the abs but both circuits may be built into one switch housing) when the switch is activated the power travels out of the switch in 2 wires one goes directly to the center high mount stop light the other goes up the column to the turn signal/hazard switch, when the turn signals and hazards are not in operation the power is then output from the turn/hazard switch into two wires one to the lr turn signal and one to the rr turn signal filaments, If none of the 3 lights are working I would suspect lack of power to the brake switch, if the chmsl is working but neither of the rear ones are that tends to be a bad  turn signal/hazard switch

> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 07:55:32 -0700
> From: shepherd4421@...
> To: evdl@...; ev@...
> Subject: Re: [EVDL] brakes
>
> 1999 GMC sonoma
>
>

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