<VV> 62 sedan brake light wiring issue

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/15/2006 2:39:00 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
rcbmc at bentonrea.com writes:

Anyone  know where the pink wire hooks into that single wire coming from the 
brake  light switch?

Thanks,

Richard Burger  



Richard - The brake light on the Corvair, like many cars of the 60's is  also 
a turn signal light. You can use this to your advantage. Both brake lights  
are fed current when you step on the brakes - but before it gets to the bulb,  
the circuit feeds current through the turn signal assembly in the column.  
This is so if you are sitting at an intersection with the brakes on and you  
switch on your turn signal, it will break into the feed to the brake light  and 
blink - independent of the brake light circuit. The turn signal flasher  feeds a 
different 12 volt feed to the filament through the switch. So  first, does 
that filament light up with the turn signal turned on (and the  ignition on, I 
believe)? And does the front turn signal on that side  work? If the rear turn 
light turns on, the problem is before or at the turn  signal switch. If it does 
not light up when the turn signal is switched on, the  problem is at the 
switch OR after it. Most likely, after it, between the switch  and the rear 
bulb.If the front turn signal works, but the rear  doesn't, that kind-of indicates 
the switch is okay, and you  should trace down the wiring  - Seth  Emerson