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Subject Car: 1989 Accord, 4-dr sedan, LXI 2.0 L FI engine, 5-speed M/T.
Background: Have front end of the car raised up so I can work under it [have been looking at the P/S Gear Box and rack for leaks] Two 9-in blocks under the center frame support right under the trannie. Jack stands under the pinch welds. The front bumper is off the car. Yesterday I extended the two wires that go to the left horn and they are dangling in air – NOT touching. The horn is off the car. Yesterday a neighbor helped me out – sat in the car with it running and turned the steering wheel pin to pin. Repeated it with RPMs at 2500. Turned car off, removed the key. Car sat overnight no problem.
The Issue: Worked around the car this morning and no problems. Went out with other car around 3 PM to run an errand and everything was normal/fine. When I got back 45-min later, I noticed the brake lights were on! Two on the right, two on the left and the center light. It was as if some were sitting in the car with their foot on the brake! So I got in the car and started it up. A friend was standing behind the car. I tried:
- turning the ignition & engine off and on (engine started up no problem- battery not dead),
- Shifting through the gears with the clutch depressed,
- releasing and then resetting the parking brake,
- pumping the brake pedal
None of these attempts changed the conditions – the brake lights remained on.
Did not have time to stop & disconnect the battery and eventually it was drained.
So what happened here? What is the fix? Is it something mechanical – or do I need to hire a Exorcist? 👿
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