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Now I know why...
So I now know why my break warning light was broken as if someone pried it apart to TAKE THE LIGHT OUT. Hear is what happened, I found and replaced the broken bezel and light with a new one from the salvage yard, and while working on Pearl last night I decided i'd start her for a bit. Turned her over and poof bright red break warning light. Now I admit that at the time I thought it was an e-break warning light so i spent a few moments looking for the switch to unstick it. After not finding it started to rain so I gave up. While on FTE and fordification I searched about the light to find the switch. Well thats when I learned it was a break warning light connected to a valve that needed to be reset. OK simple. NOT!!! now I cant find it am looking everyplace i'm reading and its not there. Turns out its under Pearl attached to the frame and GUESS WHAT!!! One of the two lines that connect to the rear are cut. So now I need to replace the rear lines, I'll take a photo and post it soon.
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Don't ya just looooove previous owners?
That's why a thorough inspection and "hack patrol" should be done to every new-to-you vehicle. It's amazing the crap that can be found.... household wire nuts, coat hanger wire, Chinese hardware, duct tape, chicken wire & filler, bent box nails for cotter pins, drywall screws,.. the list goes on and on and on.
That's why a thorough inspection and "hack patrol" should be done to every new-to-you vehicle. It's amazing the crap that can be found.... household wire nuts, coat hanger wire, Chinese hardware, duct tape, chicken wire & filler, bent box nails for cotter pins, drywall screws,.. the list goes on and on and on.
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yea ive been told i could do something in court but its a moot point. hes a kid and doesnt know how to care for a truck. itll be better to fix it and go over there and show him the photos of everything and scare him
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The reset gets many people on these systems. been a topic that comes up every so often so it's not uncommon to be overlooked while trying to figure out the problem. There's a good thread on this here somewhere. As to previous owners there's so many things I've seen over the years that amazes me and ask's what were they thinking? Or even doing hahaha
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My previous owner painted over the brake warning light when he spray-bombed the interior. It was a truck he was trying to restore for his late grandfather, the original owner, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt of having no idea what that light was for.
Also, my lazy butt never got around to scraping the paint off of it...
Also, my lazy butt never got around to scraping the paint off of it...
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So I now know why my brake warning light 
was broken as if someone pried it apart to TAKE THE LIGHT OUT.
I found and replaced the broken bezel and light with a new one from the salvage yard, and while working in Pearl last night I decided i'd start her for a bit. Turn her over and poof bright red brake light.
Now I admit that I thought it was an e-brake warning light (it's not), so I spent a few moments looking for the switch to unstick it.
was broken as if someone pried it apart to TAKE THE LIGHT OUT. I found and replaced the broken bezel and light with a new one from the salvage yard, and while working in Pearl last night I decided i'd start her for a bit. Turn her over and poof bright red brake light.
Now I admit that I thought it was an e-brake warning light (it's not), so I spent a few moments looking for the switch to unstick it.
This is the low brake fluid warning lamp, its plastic switch (has a 2 prong connector) threads into the Brake Pressure Differential (aka proportioning) Valve.
This valve is located below the master cylinder...usually on the frame rail.
C8AZ-2B264-A .. Low Brake Fluid Warning Lamp Switch / 1968/79: F100/350, Bronco, Econoline & misc Passenger Cars / Available from Ford and auto parts stores.
This switch is a notorious POS! Cracks develop in its threads causing brake fluid to seep out. When this occurs, the low brake fluid warning lamp comes on...and stays on!
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