bthompson
Jedi Warrior
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Well, this is a new one for me. After spending a little time freshening up Nigel for the fall, I go on the inaugural trip. Every time I touch the brakes, the engine dies. So much for that idea; back home I go. It's puzzling. Starts right up again every time, but every time the brake lights come on -- thunk. Dead.
Unhooked the brake lights: still dies. Unhooked the switch at the pedal: doesn't die.
The natural thing to do is backtrack and see what I had changed -- but I didn't do anything with the electrical system at all, and didn't touch the brake switch.
Here's what I did do: I stripped all the trim and the lights, removed the front fenders and fixed the wheel arches, disassembled, cleaned, and adjusted the rear brakes, rotated the tires, lubed the suspension, put the fenders back on, painted it with a couple coats of Rustoleum, (looks good!) cleaned the reflectors in all the lights, re-assembled everything, and tested the lights.
Everything else works, and I can't figure out what might have happened to cause this problem. Any one else have experience with this? Why would the brake switch kill the spark?
Unhooked the brake lights: still dies. Unhooked the switch at the pedal: doesn't die.
The natural thing to do is backtrack and see what I had changed -- but I didn't do anything with the electrical system at all, and didn't touch the brake switch.
Here's what I did do: I stripped all the trim and the lights, removed the front fenders and fixed the wheel arches, disassembled, cleaned, and adjusted the rear brakes, rotated the tires, lubed the suspension, put the fenders back on, painted it with a couple coats of Rustoleum, (looks good!) cleaned the reflectors in all the lights, re-assembled everything, and tested the lights.
Everything else works, and I can't figure out what might have happened to cause this problem. Any one else have experience with this? Why would the brake switch kill the spark?