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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 11:39 AM
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Brake lights? 84 pickup

Got a question for a lighting gurus. I have noticed the brake lights on my truck(84 pickup) are not working all the time. They do seem to work sometimes leading me to believe a loose connection is the culprit. Working a bunch and don't have a lot of time to tinker with it. Any ideas where the best places to start looking would be.
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Old Oct 21, 2013 | 02:06 PM
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From: I live in New Tripoli Pa out in the woods
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First thing I would check is that the switch did not vibrate loose.
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Old Oct 23, 2013 | 11:37 AM
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Where is this switch at. I do have a chiltons repair book so I can look throguh that to help.
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Old Oct 24, 2013 | 05:33 AM
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Thanks I believe I got it figured out. I removed the brake switch at the top of the pedal and then put it back on and seems to be working for now.
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 06:03 AM
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How did you get access to that switch? Seems to be in a precarious
location.
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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 07:08 AM
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Well I laid on my back on the drivers side floor and used a flash light to see it. If I can do it you can. I also put some electrical gel stuff to better the connection and make sure it doesn't happen again. Been working for a couple months now no problem.
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