Brake light

You may also want to check the brake fluid level.

JMack wrote:

> 1987 Nissan Sentra, Lately after starting up my car and driving,
> I’ve noticed the brake light on the dash board has been coming on and
> off. Sometimes it stays on and sometimes it will suddenly go off. I
> haven’t noticed anything unusual about the way its handling, don’t
> seem to have a brake sticking. What could be causing this?
>
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AS wrote:
> You may also want to check the brake fluid level.

Does the 87 Nissan have a sensor for brake fluid level?
Really, I don't know (or think so).

>
> JMack wrote:
>
>> 1987 Nissan Sentra, Lately after starting up my car and driving,
>> I’ve noticed the brake light on the dash board has been coming on and
>> off. Sometimes it stays on and sometimes it will suddenly go off. I
>> haven’t noticed anything unusual about the way its handling, don’t
>> seem to have a brake sticking. What could be causing this?
>>


--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
in the original Orange County.
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"willshak" <willshak RemoveThis @00hvc.rr.clom> wrote in message
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> AS wrote:
>> You may also want to check the brake fluid level.
>
> Does the 87 Nissan have a sensor for brake fluid level?
> Really, I don't know (or think so).

My 87 Pulsar does, and it's basically the same car under the hood.

-- R Flowers
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R Flowers wrote:
> "willshak" <willshak DeleteThis @00hvc.rr.clom> wrote in message
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>> AS wrote:
>>> You may also want to check the brake fluid level.
>> Does the 87 Nissan have a sensor for brake fluid level?
>> Really, I don't know (or think so).
>
> My 87 Pulsar does, and it's basically the same car under the hood.
>
> -- R Flowers
>
>

OK, the only time I see the brake indicator light on the dashboard in my
97 Nissan Pickup, is when I didn't fully release the hand brake lever.
There's no other way for me to check if a low fluid level would light
the indicator light unless I dump out some of the fluid.

You have an an 87 Pulsar? So did I. I loved that car. 1.6 liter 4
cylinder, electronic carburetor, 35+ MPG, and could go over 100 MPH.
When I first bought it I thought the speedometer came out of a Z. I did
have it up to 115 mph one early Sunday morning on a freeway when there
was no one around. I had to back off only because I was coming to an on
ramp and was afraid that some one may pull onto the road without
looking, or a cop.


--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
in the original Orange County.
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"willshak" <willshak RemoveThis @00hvc.rr.clom> wrote in message
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> You have an an 87 Pulsar? So did I. I loved that car. 1.6 liter 4
> cylinder, electronic carburetor, 35+ MPG, and could go over 100 MPH. When
> I first bought it I thought the speedometer came out of a Z. I did have it
> up to 115 mph one early Sunday morning on a freeway when there was no one
> around. I had to back off only because I was coming to an on ramp and was
> afraid that some one may pull onto the road without looking, or a cop.

My Pulsar needs a lot of work, but I love the car. One thing about it, the
engine seems bullet-proof. I have corrosion problems and aligment problems
(I need to practically replace everything suspension related), but that
engine just keeps chugging along.

I take it by electronic carburetor, you are talking about throttle body
injection?

-- R Flowers
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On Jul 19, 7:22 pm, JMack <n... DeleteThis @000.com> wrote:
> 1987 Nissan Sentra,    Lately after starting up my car and driving,
> I’ve noticed the brake light on the dash board has been coming on and
> off.  Sometimes it stays on and sometimes it will suddenly go off.  I
> haven’t noticed anything unusual about the way its handling, don’t
> seem to have a brake sticking.  What could be causing this?
>
> --
> Posted at author's request, using moderatedhttp://www.AutoBoardz.cominterface
> Thread archive:http://www.AutoBoardz.com/Brake-light-ftopict248056.html

I seem to recall an issue on those older Sentras that the way it was
designed... if the alternator had a certain failure... the brake
warning lamp would light. Oops... a minor design flaw. I would of
course check the hand brake and brake fluid level switches first...
followed by a quick check of the alternator output by attaching a
voltmeter to the battery while the engine is running. A reading
between 13.5V-14.5V is normal.
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Even newer cars have the system that when the Alt S fuse blows or the
regulator in the alternator fails, both the battery and brake lighst
will come on, though the brake light with be a lil dimmer; the brake
light will glow normally when the handbrake or brake fluid level
switches are activated.



Telstar Electronics wrote:

> On Jul 19, 7:22 pm, JMack <n....TakeThisOut@000.com> wrote:
>
>>1987 Nissan Sentra, Lately after starting up my car and driving,
>>I’ve noticed the brake light on the dash board has been coming on and
>>off. Sometimes it stays on and sometimes it will suddenly go off. I
>>haven’t noticed anything unusual about the way its handling, don’t
>>seem to have a brake sticking. What could be causing this?
>>
>>--
>>Posted at author's request, using moderatedhttp://www.AutoBoardz.cominterface
>>Thread archive:http://www.AutoBoardz.com/Brake-light-ftopict248056.html
>
>
> I seem to recall an issue on those older Sentras that the way it was
> designed... if the alternator had a certain failure... the brake
> warning lamp would light. Oops... a minor design flaw. I would of
> course check the hand brake and brake fluid level switches first...
> followed by a quick check of the alternator output by attaching a
> voltmeter to the battery while the engine is running. A reading
> between 13.5V-14.5V is normal.
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