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Why does the fuse blow when you push in on the brake peddle on your 1968 vw beetle?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 10/21/2022

Because there's a short somewhere in the system, and it's probably on the master cylinder. VW, for some reason, used a brake light switch that's activated by brake fluid pressure. The switch is under the car where it gets wet.

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∙ 13y ago

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