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> brake warning light, red light at top of left dashboard gauge
dlindzey
post Dec 4 2024, 04:38 PM
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I think it is a brake warning light and from what I have read it subserves two functions. If still on after the engine starts either parking brake is on or you have brake failure. In my case parking brake is not on and brakes seem to work ok. It came on a few months ago and then went off and I thought might be a short so I have just not used the parking brake for months. Today it is on again and won't go off.

There is not much working space around the parking brake so I never did find the little button that is activated/deactivated for the parking brake.

Anyone know what I am talking about or have any suggestions for trouble shooting the matter? TIA dll-----I forgot 1971 model
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post Dec 5 2024, 06:16 PM
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The next job step becomes more difficult

You need to remove the pedal board and take the rubber boot off of the MC
To see if the MC has failed and it’s wet under that boot
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dlindzey   brake warning light   Dec 4 2024, 04:38 PM
dtmehall   The parking brake function, using the flasher rela...   Dec 4 2024, 06:11 PM
fiacra   Check the brake fluid reservoir to make sure that ...   Dec 4 2024, 06:22 PM
jim_hoyland   FYI- The switch for the e-Brake is identical to yo...   Dec 4 2024, 07:25 PM
StarBear   FYI- The switch for the e-Brake is identical to y...   Dec 5 2024, 09:19 AM
dtmehall   jim_hoyland how did you do that? did you take the...   Dec 4 2024, 07:29 PM
jim_hoyland   jim_hoyland how did you do that? did you take th...   Dec 4 2024, 07:51 PM
brant   The switch for the parking brake can fail It is ...   Dec 4 2024, 07:59 PM
dlindzey   The switch for the parking brake can fail It is...   Dec 5 2024, 05:40 PM
Ishley   Pull the seat all the way forward. On the track o...   Dec 4 2024, 08:00 PM
Spoke   The MC warning switch and ebrake switch are in par...   Dec 5 2024, 09:09 AM
FlacaProductions   The switch is activated/pressed on by the circled ...   Dec 5 2024, 10:03 AM
Ishley   70-72 have the older style parking brake handle wh...   Dec 5 2024, 11:55 AM
FlacaProductions   ahhh, yes -that pic I posted is for later cars - a...   Dec 5 2024, 12:00 PM
brant   Isn’t the reservoir in the front trunk? Not th...   Dec 5 2024, 05:50 PM
emerygt350   You can get at the mc switch by just removing or e...   Dec 5 2024, 05:53 PM
brant   You can get at the mc switch by just removing or ...   Dec 5 2024, 06:13 PM
brant   The next job step becomes more difficult You nee...   Dec 5 2024, 06:16 PM
dlindzey   thank you everybody for the advice and been there ...   Dec 6 2024, 09:22 AM
brant   thank you everybody for the advice and been there...   Dec 7 2024, 08:22 AM
fiacra   That was a nice write-up Brant. That is exactly h...   Dec 7 2024, 10:28 AM
dlindzey   thank you gentlemen, I would assume that everythin...   Dec 7 2024, 12:24 PM
Literati914   Does your "fasten Seat Belts" light work...   Dec 7 2024, 02:45 PM
dlindzey   Does your "fasten Seat Belts" light wor...   Dec 7 2024, 09:58 PM


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