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Expert: - 11/25/2007


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HI,  I just purchased a nice 1974 Corvette Coupe.  The emergency brake light is always on even on the emergency brake is off.  Any suggestions on what is wrong and how to fix?
Thanks,
Marshall

Answer
Is the light just for the E Brake or does it say brakes. If the car has a double master cylinder it could be kept on by the proportioning valve just down stream from the master cylinder. Locate the cylinder and disconnect the wire from it. If the light goes out then you could have low fluid pressure in one side of the hydraulic system or the valve needs to be centered by breeding the brakes.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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