<VV> Problem with left rear brake light

[n5hsr]

Or at least similar problems with a body-ground-return on a body that rusts 
out.

Charles Fregeau
ex 62 700 Coupe.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles McKinley" <cmckinley313 at cox.net>
To: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 17:06
Subject: Re: <VV> Problem with left rear brake light


> Oh my - egg on face! Thanks to all for the suggestions, but it turned
> out to be a tempest in a teapot. While replacing the horn wire in the
> steering column last weekend, I pulled the cable connector for the
> turn signal switch, and neglected to push it back in all the way. A
> minute ago, I shoved it back in - problem solved. Obviously I didn't
> drive the car in the meantime or it would have become obvious. I still
> think that turn signal switch is one of the worst bits of engineering
> ever inflicted on unsuspecting victims.
>
> Thanks again, and apologies for the false alarm! From the responses,
> it's obvious that many of us have had the same fits.
> Chuck
>
> On Dec 10, 2009, at 10:35 AM, Charles McKinley wrote:
>
>> My 63 Monza 900 has had a chronic problem with the left rear brake
>> light being intermittent at best, and I wonder if others of you
>> Vairiants have run into the same thing. Sometimes (but not always) I
>> can get it to work by fiddling with the turn signal lever, but
>> nothing seems to completely cure the problem, and I almost always
>> get hollered at for it when I get the car inspected. The right rear
>> brake light is as reliable as Gibraltar, but the left is maybe 50%.
>> Suggestions are most welcome! Before you touch on the obvious, I've
>> checked the bulbs and socket repeatedly. The left turn signal and
>> tail light works just fine, it's only the brake light that's flaky.
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Chuck McKinley
>
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