[Shotimes] brake pedal/brake light; weird steering problems

[Hartberger, Jason M. ATAN]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know I'm picky, but I got burned on my first car, so I
want this one to be as perfect as possible! I know what I have, and that's a
darn good car, but I want it to be the best it can be. I know I'm nitpicking
at this point, but you know what they say about something that's so good
nitpicking's the only thing you can do...

ATAN Hartberger, USN
USS Theodore Roosevelt

94 ATX red 100K



-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Randolph [mailto:gsf1299@speedfactory.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 8:41 AM
To: Hartberger, Jason M. ATAN; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] brake pedal/brake light; weird steering problems


Hi Jason,
You are one picky dude! If it goes straight on the road's center, it's OK.
If the brake light works, it's OK.

So, you've got a tight engine, a good auto trans, and a clean car and
interior. That's more than many, so count your blessings.

I wish I only had be concerned about brake light switch travel ;-).

Merry Christmas!
Marc/GA
'93 MTX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hartberger, Jason M. ATAN" <hartbejm@roosevelt.navy.mil>
To: "SHOtimes mailing list (E-mail)" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 1:59 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] brake pedal/brake light; weird steering problems


> Hi all, I got a 94 ATX recently, and it's in beautiful condition (the ETAC
> buttons aren't cracked and the antenna works!!!), but there are a couple
of
> things I'd like to know about. The first thing is, when I press the brake
> pedal, even ever so slightly, the brake lights come on. I know it's
supposed
> to be like that, but there's like another 2-3 inches of travel before
> there's any braking effect. Is there any way of changing the point at
which
> the brake lights come on?
>
> The other thing is, the steering seems to be really sensitive to the angle
> of the road. Most roads, especially highways, are humped in the middle for
> drainage, and when I'm in the left lane, the car pulls to the left, and
when
> I'm in the right lane, the car pulls to the right, but when I'm in the
> middle lane, it just points straight forward. I'm at a complete loss as to
> why this could be happening. It's not a major pulling, it's pretty minor
> actually, just enough to be aggravating. Any Ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ATAN Hartberger, USN
> USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71
>
> 94 ATX red 100K
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