I have a '96 D1.
About a week ago I was doing some work with some friends and running an Air Compressor from the cigar lighter socket. We would use it to fill up an air tank portable air tank and when it was depleted go back to the truck and rifll it from the compressor. When we were finished with the project I went to start the truck and the batteriy was dead. Really dead.
We jumped started the truck and while it was idling someone noticed the brake lights were on. When I pushed on the brake peddle they would go out. Just the opposite of what is supposed to happen.
I thenpulled the brake switch plug and the brake lights went out. I had had the brake switch fail before so I got out my emergency brake light switch. (An old radio shack microphone with an old brake switch housing plug on the other end. Push the button for brake lights and/or getting out of park, release switch for driviing). This worked as promised and when the mike button was pushed the brakes would com on, and when released they would go out.)
I tested the "failed brake switch and both sets of contacts were closed. when the button was pushed they would open. This is the opposite of what logic and my one D1 electric diagram says. The switch should normally be open, and close when the button/brake pedal is depressed.
I bought a new switch, and when it arrived I tested it. The contacts on the new switch are normally closed and open when the button is pushed. That is two switches that operate the opposite of logic, the diagram, and my own temporary switch. Is this new switch defective?
Are the contacts for a D1 brake switch normally closed? Is there some other problem I should be looking for?
About a week ago I was doing some work with some friends and running an Air Compressor from the cigar lighter socket. We would use it to fill up an air tank portable air tank and when it was depleted go back to the truck and rifll it from the compressor. When we were finished with the project I went to start the truck and the batteriy was dead. Really dead.
We jumped started the truck and while it was idling someone noticed the brake lights were on. When I pushed on the brake peddle they would go out. Just the opposite of what is supposed to happen.
I thenpulled the brake switch plug and the brake lights went out. I had had the brake switch fail before so I got out my emergency brake light switch. (An old radio shack microphone with an old brake switch housing plug on the other end. Push the button for brake lights and/or getting out of park, release switch for driviing). This worked as promised and when the mike button was pushed the brakes would com on, and when released they would go out.)
I tested the "failed brake switch and both sets of contacts were closed. when the button was pushed they would open. This is the opposite of what logic and my one D1 electric diagram says. The switch should normally be open, and close when the button/brake pedal is depressed.
I bought a new switch, and when it arrived I tested it. The contacts on the new switch are normally closed and open when the button is pushed. That is two switches that operate the opposite of logic, the diagram, and my own temporary switch. Is this new switch defective?
Are the contacts for a D1 brake switch normally closed? Is there some other problem I should be looking for?
