Technical New one on me!!??

[purple haze]

Ok...just when you think everything is good in the Panda world..

Nice evening..go for a drive..hmmm..maybe fish and chips..

Put foot on clutch and the brake lights come on???...Put the lights on full, press the clutch and the brake lights come on and the engine revs dip very low!!!

Put the sidelights on and press the clutch the brake lights come on but the revs do not dip low!!??

Any ideas would be very very welcome and stop me from kicking the car!!!

P.S. The manda guys pointed out that when i changed gear and they were following the lights came on...should have checked it today..:bang:

 

[JuicyLucy]

Lovey Italian electrics..I haven't got a clue sorry, hope you get it sorted before you end up stripping the cars whole electrical system!

 

[udtrev]

Silly suggestion Kev, but I am being serious, hows the earths (ie the infamous hedgehog) ?


Trev

 

[purple haze]

Cheers lucy...thing is the clutch is mechanical not electrical???????

 

[purple haze]

Silly suggestion Kev, but I am being serious, hows the earths (ie the infamous hedgehog) ?


Trev

Going to be top of the list tomorrow Trev...as i said what is messing with me is that its mechanical??

 

[Chas Uno]

Pedal box is loose/ twisting when you press the clutch and activating the brake light switch?

Or maybe the engine earth strap is loose and the clutch cable is acting as an earth or something? Does the cable get hot at all?

Sounds weird whatever it is!

 

[dave]

dodgy brake light switch that is so dodgy even movement near it like clutch pedal is setting it off?

 

[purple haze]

Uno...yep my first thought was the pedal box (push the clutch..moves the brake pedal..etc etc)...just the light thing is odd???

Good idea about the cable..will check...cheers for the ideas..

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Pedal box is loose/ twisting when you press the clutch and activating the brake light switch?

I was going to say earths, but above sounds plausable (floor mat getting in the way etc), but I'm still inclined to say earths because of rev's dipping.

Which Panda is this on Kev?

 

[purple haze]

dodgy brake light switch that is so dodgy even movement near it like clutch pedal is setting it off?

Yeah...looking likely....

 

[purple haze]

I was going to say earths, but above sounds plausable (floor mat getting in the way etc), but I'm still inclined to say earths because of rev's dipping.

Which Panda is this on Kev?

The sisley...its looking like the pedal box/switch...just the revs dipping on full lights is odd??

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

The sisley...its looking like the pedal box/switch...just the revs dipping on full lights is odd??

Rev's dipping is normal because of load.

Put all lights on in Main beam and its like Whoah!

Sounds like pedal box then

 

[purple haze]

Rev's dipping is normal because of load.

Put all lights on in Main beam and its like Whoah!

Sounds like pedal box then

Not been doing it before???...dip a little maybe ...but not ALOT!!...Oh well..will check ideas tomorrow...i was messing with the clutch cable today...

 

[pandamaniac]

Any chance your meddling has chafed a wire somwhere?
Don't want a cooked Panda you know.
WWF wouldn't be impressed.!

 

[Formula 91]

Sounds like a short circuit to me. Possibly the wiring for the brake switch has chaffed / is being trapped on/around the clutch mechanism, causing the circuit to close.

 

[purple haze]

Thanks for all the replies guys and girls....

All sorted now...Adjusted the brake light switch and checked the movement of the pedal box...that sorted the brake light/clutch prob.

Then cleaned all the earth's and that sorted the big dip in rev's...

All going well...oopppss...should not say that i know!!..Tempting fate..

 

[udtrev]

Quick touch wood !!!!!

erreeeeeeeeeee get your hand off my head

well done Kev

 

[purple haze]

Quick touch wood !!!!!

erreeeeeeeeeee get your hand off my head

well done Kev

 

[JuicyLucy]

Glad you got it all sorted and it wasn't anything worse!