2000 379 air brake light stays on...

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  1. GOLDIE379

    GOLDIE379 Bobtail Member

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    I have recently developed a problem...my air brake light will stay on with the key out of the ignition...I had a problem about a year ago where it would stay on while driving. The truck was up to full pressure and everything worked good but it would just beep at me...now it doesnt stay on while driving but will beep when the truck is off and the key out of the ignition...

    I have read there is a kick panal behind the pedals that i need to remove and check the switch back there...which i have a few days here until we start hauling beets again...

    i also noticed when i shut the truck off the fuse panal buzzed for a bit when i shut it off then went off...

    I also noticed right at the end of my last day of hauling for a while i had a very slight miss not to bad and maybe not even a miss but it just wasnt ideling "normaly" i kicked up the idle and it ran fine and no loss of power that i noticed

    sorry for the long post but any help on any of this stuff would be greatly appreciated!!

    Thanks GOLDIE!!
     
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  3. GOLDIE379

    GOLDIE379 Bobtail Member

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    i forgot to add that this is a c-15 cat 6nz sorry!!
     
  4. bender

    bender Road Train Member

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    Sounds like you might have a bad relay in your low air warning circuit.
    Your engine miss should be accessed by a competent mechanic with the proper tooling to do so.
     
  5. GOLDIE379

    GOLDIE379 Bobtail Member

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    well like I said i have about 2 weeks before we will be rolling heavy so i have some time to check into it...I have a pretty good mech at my disposal and he is willing to come out and take a look...just wanted to get an idea before we start

    Thank you very much for your reply!!!
     
  6. GOLDIE379

    GOLDIE379 Bobtail Member

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    well i brought it home last night and have discovered i can get the air brake light to go off if i mess with the key...maybe i should put a new ignition switch in it???...im still not going to rule out that i wont need to fix the breaker or relay for it but i might also have that problem too???
     
  7. bender

    bender Road Train Member

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    Yeah, I would do the ignition switch first, might be all you need to do.
     
  8. GOLDIE379

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    ok thanks i will give that a shot
     
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