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Curtis in MA · 10-11-2017, 05:35 PM

My brake pedal doesn’t fully retract and the brake lights stay on. If I don’t notice the ammeter the battery dies. I have resorted to opening the hood and pulling the fuse every time I stop.
So I rewired the system tonight by running the wire from the ammeter to go to the key and then from the key to the terminal box. The two wires that did go to the key I connected together.
This worked great until the switch is turned off. Because the alternator is now in line with the coil/points the engine still runs a little. Since with the low rpm’s the alternator is not producing much power it hasn’t run long.
I like having all the accessories on the key and if I can solve this I might buy a new switch with an accessory terminal.
If I put a switch in only for the brake lights I might forget to turn it on when I start.
I know I should fix the real problem but I haven’t found it yet.
Any ideas?

10-11-2017, 05:35 PM	#1
Curtis in MA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Leicester, MA Posts: 296	Wiring problem My brake pedal doesn’t fully retract and the brake lights stay on. If I don’t notice the ammeter the battery dies. I have resorted to opening the hood and pulling the fuse every time I stop. So I rewired the system tonight by running the wire from the ammeter to go to the key and then from the key to the terminal box. The two wires that did go to the key I connected together. This worked great until the switch is turned off. Because the alternator is now in line with the coil/points the engine still runs a little. Since with the low rpm’s the alternator is not producing much power it hasn’t run long. I like having all the accessories on the key and if I can solve this I might buy a new switch with an accessory terminal. If I put a switch in only for the brake lights I might forget to turn it on when I start. I know I should fix the real problem but I haven’t found it yet. Any ideas?