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    #1

    brake light came on while driving

    Took the 99 p71 on it's first long journey...200 miles round trip to the desert and back to pick up some interior parts from a wrecked p71....before that I'd only driven it may be 20 miles lol.

    anyhow on the way up both the check engine light and brake light popped on. I haven't been able to pull codes yet, however this post refers to the brake light.

    Any clues what would set this light off? I know there is a seperate ABS light, so am I correct in assuming that my problem does NOT relate to the abs system?

    Any ideas here?
    -1999 P71 Crown vic X LAPD..
    -1966 mustang, 5.0 roller crate motor, t5 etc
    -1972 maverick 5.0 roller crate motor with EFI and a Lentech AOD
    Tags: parking brake
    #2
    Either the parking brake is slightly on, or your low on brake fluid.
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      #3
      yea, lol...my friend was driving...wouldn't be surprised about the parking brake....I just did the rear brakes which should have pushed fluid back into the resevoir unless I have a leak...i'm gonna run out and check her
      -1999 P71 Crown vic X LAPD..
      -1966 mustang, 5.0 roller crate motor, t5 etc
      -1972 maverick 5.0 roller crate motor with EFI and a Lentech AOD

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        #4
        damn do I feel stupid...the parking brake was partially depressed...my friend must have done it while driving...

        that kinda sucks... Ijust did the rear brakes...hope he didn't jack them up...we put probably 60 miles on it like that. Oh well.
        -1999 P71 Crown vic X LAPD..
        -1966 mustang, 5.0 roller crate motor, t5 etc
        -1972 maverick 5.0 roller crate motor with EFI and a Lentech AOD

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          #5
          the parking brake shoes are seperate from the service brakes. They live inside the rotor as a tiny set of drum brakes. Best hope he didn't smoke them because you have to remove the axles to change the shoes. As long as the pedal wasn't pushed down far enough to actually start getting some resistance on it, its probably fine.
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          I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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            #6
            wow, isn't that a trip...never heard of that. It was pushed down 1/4 of the way...not a lot. I have hope that it's probably ok
            -1999 P71 Crown vic X LAPD..
            -1966 mustang, 5.0 roller crate motor, t5 etc
            -1972 maverick 5.0 roller crate motor with EFI and a Lentech AOD

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              #7
              then they probably weren't engaged at all yet. typically my parking brakes don't engage until at least half way down or so. of course I've never adjusted mine for slack either.

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