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- From: borowski@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Don T. Borowski)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Help, Brake Lights Not Working.
- Message-ID: <31160115@hpspkla.spk.hp.com>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 17:58:31 GMT
- References: <1992Jul27.160048.4938@hubcap.clemson.edu>
- Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, Spokane, Wa.
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- In rec.autos.tech, anandjr@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rajesh Anandjiwala) writes:
-
- >In my 1985, Olds '98 the brake light does not work all the time. The
- >major symptoms are as below:
- >
- >(1) Out of three (two on left and right tails and one in the centre on
- >the back board) the center one is always working. Two on tails used to
- >work sometimes, but these days they do not work). I have put all four
- >new bulbs.
- >
- >(2) When I switch-on the headlight or park-light all four tail bulbs
- >are working all right, however, with foot brake pedal depressed the
- >second filament of the bulbs (responsible for brake light) does not
- >light up.
- >
- >(3) The contacts checked indicate the current is flowing all-right.
-
- I assume that on this car, the same lights are used for turn signals and
- for brakes. If this is so, then the turn signal switch is used to switch
- the function between brake lights and turn signal lights. Thus, most
- likely, the turn signal switch is defective.
-
-
- Donald Borowski WA6OMI Hewlett-Packard, Spokane Division
- "Angels are able to fly because they take themselves so lightly."
- -G.K. Chesterton
-