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Offline brentsydlik

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BRAKE light still on...
« on: February 13, 2012, 04:56:28 PM »
hi everyone. my BRAKE light on the dash in my 87 wagon is staying on even though i bled the brakes out real good after a line blew out. what should i check. i have good brakes and good pedal... did i miss something in BRAKES 101?
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Offline captspillane

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Re: BRAKE light still on...
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2012, 05:06:14 PM »
The "Brake" light is for your Ebrake. It has a tiny wire going to a spring pushrod underneath a star shaped rubber bumper built into the Ebrake assembly. That wire probably popped free of the pushrod. You might also have your Ebrake on while you're working on your brakes.
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Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift
-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Minor Repairs Underway:
-1982 Eagle SX4 258 T5
-1981 Kammback 2.5L Iron Duke T5

Restoration Efforts Near Completion:
-1982 SX4- 401 NV3550
-1983 SX4- 4.5 MPI NSG370 (6 Speed)

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-1985 SW- 4.0 MPI AX15
-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

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Re: BRAKE light still on...
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2012, 08:07:08 PM »
ill check that tomorrow or whenever i can get to it. thanks.
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Re: BRAKE light still on...
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 01:03:46 AM »
Oh wow that's really good to know. I was at a loss to see what that wire to the brake proportioning valve did because its been unplugged for awhile on my car with no visible effect. Thanks!

Does the wire to the proportioning valve trigger the light once its unplugged? My wiring harness has been damaged by a car fire so what mine does isn't necessarily what it should do. Could he unplug it or alligator clip ground the plug to troubleshoot his light?

I'm guessing the proportioning valve completes a ground to the "brake" light to make it turn on. Thus unplugging it will instantly cut the ground and turn the light off if that's the culprit. True?
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Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift
-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Minor Repairs Underway:
-1982 Eagle SX4 258 T5
-1981 Kammback 2.5L Iron Duke T5

Restoration Efforts Near Completion:
-1982 SX4- 401 NV3550
-1983 SX4- 4.5 MPI NSG370 (6 Speed)

Restoration Efforts Underway:
-1985 SW- 4.0 MPI AX15
-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

Future Rescue Efforts- '85 Maroon SW, '87 Limited SW, '84 Limited SW, '87 4 door Sedan, '81 2 door Sedan, '88 White SW, '77 4 door Hornet, '74 2 door Hornet, '79 Spirit AMX, '81 Kammback.

RIP- Red '81 SX4, '84 4dr Sedan, '84 SW, '81 SW, '80 Spirit, '83 SW, '83 4dr Sedan
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