master cylinder dead?

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

If this is an older scirocco (mk1), the brake lights are triggered by actual brake line pressure as opposed to pedal position.  The
switch is either on the MC (pressure) or the pdeal cluster (position).
HTH
Al


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacob Hawes [mailto:gr8hunter1@comcast.net] 
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 3:17 PM
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: master cylinder dead?
> 
> Oh ya, the brake light doesn't turn on until the peddle is 
> almost at the floor, about when the brakes start to actually 
> slow the car down.
> 
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