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volkstony Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 71
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2003 9:11 pm Post subject: brake warning light and generator lights stay on |
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i have a 74 vw bus new alternator plus regulator and new brakes all around my question is my brake lights do not work and also my brake warning light and alternator light stay on when running the question i am asking is will both lights stay on if their is a problem with the brake system i am wondering if the senders are going bad any help would be grateful i am moving soon and driving a long way. |
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teuton Samba Member
Joined: April 02, 2003 Posts: 334 Location: Abilene Texas
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 1:03 am Post subject: |
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Has anyone disturbed the wiring under the dashboard? When did the problem develop? Was it after the alternator work or after the brake work? Have you had any problems with a weak battery?
It sounds like a fuse or short circuit problem to me but I am really just guessing based on the information that you have given so far.
The first thing to do would be to check the fuses under the dash, particularly #12 (the right-most). My '74 had a burned up/fused brake warning lamp that caused me a lot of headaches. Since both the brake warning lamp and the alternator lamp are connected to the same blue wire from the alternator, try disconnecting the BLUE wire from behind the brake warning light. If the alternator light starts working properly, I would suspect that the brake warning lamp may be bad. |
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Rich Samba Member
Joined: August 07, 2003 Posts: 158
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2003 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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My alternator indicator light and my brake indicator light both went on and stayed on when my alternator went bad. I replaced the alternator and the voltage regulator and these lights went out.
Rich |
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volkstony Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2003 Posts: 71
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: brake warning light and generator lights stay on |
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i finally found that my alternator where the voltage regulator plugs into it the bakolite was broken i reglued it now everything is back to normal. thanks for your responses. |
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