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#45454 11/06/2003 4:26 AM | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 21 | hi , anybody ever used an inline brake light switch . the kind that goes in the hydralic line.i was reading the owners manual for my 46 and spotted it . i have a later year (54) frame and something like this would sure be easier than the adapting i need to do . what year car ,truck application should i ask for at my local parts store if anyone knows?
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#45455 11/06/2003 4:44 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 70 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 70 | The other guys. you know the one that starts with a F used it for years in the early 60s they stuck it off the master cyl its a 2 wire switch | | |
#45456 11/06/2003 7:10 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 23 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 23 | You can use a pressure type stop switch anywhere in the system..It makes sense to keep it closer to the master cylinder..mainly for shorter wire thats needed.. Unless you have a hydrovac ..The switch must be on the brake light side ..Most have a 1/8 pipe thread so a block with three outlets is needed..One wire is hot all the time,The other to the stop lights...
If all the cylinders ain't in a line it ain't cuttin it..
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#45457 11/06/2003 9:36 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Willys also used hydraulic brake light switches, as did many other cars. The disadvantage of them is that they tend to break down and spring leaks after a while.
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