Now that my GT Hawk is running again after sitting for a couple of months with what turned out to be something related to the ground wire, the brake lights are not working. They've always been a little iffy, in that light brake pedal pressure would not make them come on...but pressing hard would. The brakes themselves work okay ( have dual Turner dual master cylinder conversion installed about 2 years ago). I have a friend who is an electrical engineer and has re-built his own 53 coupe, who tested it, and we were able to get the brake lights to come on by by-passing the brake switch, but we did not remove it. We're thinking it may be the brake light switch, which is about 3 years old. Here's my question: If I remove the existing brake light switch and re-install it, and/or order a new switch, will the brakes need to be bled[?] Bleeding brakes is one thing I've never tried myself yet, and the brake fluid is accessed through the driver's side floorboard, a pita. I can take it into a shop if I need to, but trying to avoid it if possible. Any tips for trying to make the switch work without removing it? As to any relationship between my ground-wire starting problem and the brake light, I don't know if there is one, but I've wondered. Thanks!
Hank[V]
Hank[V]
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