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Old 07-22-2025, 03:46 PM
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Take the wire off the valve or parking (emergency) brake and ground it with the key on. If the circuit is good it should light up

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Take the wire off the valve or parking (emergency) brake and ground it with the key on. If the circuit is good it should light up
Should the car need cranking? I am about to bleed the brakes anyway, so I will be right there at the valve.

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Should the car need cranking? I am about to bleed the brakes anyway, so I will be right there at the valve.
Turn the key to the 'ON' position, engine doesn't need to be running.

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Turn the key to the 'ON' position, engine doesn't need to be running.
Yeah, could possibly be a wiring issue then. But I will investigate further.

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Yeah, could possibly be a wiring issue then. But I will investigate further.
Well the issue ends up being that the prior owner let the master cylinder leak really bad. All the brake fluid was pouring down the proportioning valve and ruined the connector.

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