Brake lights work. The bus is one step closer to being road ready, and this latest success is the reason why I am doing this project: Some time spent researching, lots of struggle, and ultimately success in the end!
I started on the brake lights yesterday by testing the wires leading to one of the two stop light switches. They had juice, so I figured the switch was bad. Good news is that they are cheap, and I found one in stock at AutoZone. Of course when I went to replace the old rusty switch nothing worked out. I first tried to take it off with an adjustable wrench… it didn’t budge but instead the wrench got stuck to the point where for a minute I thought it might be a new addition to the underside of the bus. Wrench finally off, I tried to use the ratchet instead. Stupid switch didn’t budge at all, so as usual I start banging things around, venting some frustration. Finally I got myself scrunched up completely under the bus and was able to get the leverage to move the switch. Yes! the rest was pretty easy, ratchet off the old switch, ratchet on the new. I also replaced all the corroded wire connectors. Get back in the bus, notch the ignition on, press the brakes – Success! Now I’m one step closer to getting this thing on the road. I’m thinking next steps are fixing the oil leaks/ potentially catastrophic engine failure, and problem-solving the battery issues/ generator warning light.
