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Brake Lights Not Working #256286 09/27/12 10:55 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 172 Calif Nazario OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP Nazario Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 172 Calif	Hello, I was wounder if any knew if there was a fuse somewhere on the brake lights? My brakes are now not working. I replaced the switch on the master cyclinder and I checked the two lines going in to it and found no power. All my other lights work, but the brake light, no power going in or out. My vehicle is a 1939 Chevy Master Deluxe

Re: Brake Lights Not Working Nazario #256288 09/27/12 11:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000
Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon	Do you have a shop manual or a wiring diagram for your 1939? By the way, that is a great looking car! The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"

Re: Brake Lights Not Working Junkyard Dog #256301 09/27/12 11:46 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 172 Calif Nazario OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP Nazario Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 172 Calif	Yes I do on both, I checked the diagram and it shows a fuse tomorrow morning I will drop the head light switch and see if there a fuse there.

Re: Brake Lights Not Working Nazario #256309 09/28/12 12:01 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 19,758 Likes: 63 The Great State of TEXAS Chipper ChatMaster - 15,000
Chipper ChatMaster - 15,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 19,758 Likes: 63 The Great State of TEXAS	I expect you will find the problem is a broken wire as the fuse protects all the lights. You wrote that the other lights worked. How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!

Re: Brake Lights Not Working Chipper #256337 09/28/12 09:44 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,294 Hubbard,Ohio chevy1937 ChatMaster - 1,000
chevy1937 ChatMaster - 1,000 Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,294 Hubbard,Ohio	One wire going to the switch should be hot.

Re: Brake Lights Not Working chevy1937 #256357 09/28/12 01:22 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 172 Calif Nazario OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP Nazario Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 172 Calif	Found the problem, The hot wire was broke. So I just ran a new wire to the switch. Thank you

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