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I've been putting in a lot of time on this and I'm about 60-80 percent finished. Then there will be some testing to make sure works as intended.

I don't believe brake pads or rotors have any bearing on the ABS light or system. I thought I had a photo of the wiring diagram for the brake pressure switch but can't lay my hand on it at the moment. If memory serves, the red and amber light switching in the pressure switch act pretty much like the two sides of the same relay, one normally closed (red) and the other side (amber)is normally open. That part is independent of the actual pressure switch that controls the pump. The operating pressure is between 2000psi and 2650psi, the lights trigger off somewhere around 1700psi and trigger on at around 1500. You can see that effect when the key is turned on after sitting for a while. Assuming the ABS is otherwise sound, when the pump is running pressurizing the accumulator, the red and amber will be on but when the system reaches the trigger point above, the lights were go off pretty much at the same time. There may be a slight lag on one or the other, but relatively simultaneous. My pump and accumulator test rig has lights connected to check the pressure switch functionality in all phases so the amber light can be triggered through the pressure switch as well. I have never seen a bad one, but I would think it could be checked with a VOM to see if the amber light is because of a defect in the pressure switch. Sorta spitballing here. Edit: I believe the reason for the open switch on the amber light is when it trips, the switch closes and sends power or some indication to the ECBM that the pressure is sufficient.

Even though they are combined in the master cylinder as a unit, you can think of the ABS (Antilock Brake System) and the power brakes as two separate systems. 1. Power Brakes The red warning light staying on all the time tells you that there is a problem with the pressure in the power brakes system. This is a dangerous situation and the car isn't safe to drive. If you see the red warning light flash momentarily when you tap the brakes it is usually caused by a bad accumulator. The car can still be driven with caution but the problem should be fixed as soon as possible. 2. ABS The yellow ABS light tells you there is a problem with the ABS. When anything in the ABS system goes wrong, even one wheel sensor, the ABS light will come on and the entire ABS will be disabled until the problem is fixed. The power brake part of the system will still function normally and you can still drive the care safely as long as the red warning light isn't on. You just won't have the anti-lock feature of the Teves brake system. The ABS makes the Reatta stop much quicker in a panic situation without sliding the wheels. It has saved my butt several times. Something that should be noted is anytime the red warning light is on the yellow ABS warning light will come on within a few seconds. That doesn't always mean the ABS system has a problem. The problem that is causing the red warning light to be on should be corrected first before trying to get the yellow ABS light to go out.

The light should blink even if there are no codes stored. No flashes is an indication the EBCM isn't working. Make sure you are shorting the correct terminals and check the ABS fuse under the dash Brake Pump & ABS Fuse Location.

You'd think that CA and/or FL would have plenty of sunshine. Government is pushing solar and wind. Neither seem to be particularly reliable - especially not in the mountains of southern PA. The government elites have no clue.

I usually lose my golf balls on the golf course.

BTW can get red but not yellow if parking brake is on.

Yes WalMart has much the same items as Amazon I just rarely leave my house.

It doesn't affect the braking system or the booster at all, but it does deactivate the ABS system overall. Even though our braking system for the Teves 2 is three channels hydraulically, it receives four channels of input electrically. It needs input from all sensors or it is no longer ABS.

Have used a number of programs for creating web pages, Front Page mostly until discontinued. Microsoft Word can output in html but commecial programs always add a lot of header and footer garbiage so for quick and dirty I just use Notepad. Yes you can, just say no. Why I asked. Have never been a hacker and wrote a lot of security software (think I was the first to use caller ID to decide if a computer would answer the phone). Is a matter of ethics.

Glad to be on the forum - here is a pix of my front yard during last years 4rth of July parade- thanks, bob

Back in November I posted that the software used for the How-To guide section of ROJ will soon become obsolete. I will have to migrate to the newer version of the software to keep ROJ up to date or let it die a slow death. Just want to let you guys know that I'm working on the ROJ How-To guides to make them compatible with the newer version of the software. Several people have said they want me to keep ROJ going and I'm going to try my best to do that. Since the new software version is so different, and designed primarily for cellphones and tablets, almost all of the How-To guides need to be reworked, some more than others, to make them compatible with mobile devices and still be able to work properly on desktop computers (which is what I use 95% of the time). There are 259 How-To guides here on ROJ, a lot more than I realized, so it is going to be a big job. I'm spending several hours a week in my spare time going through each page one by one and making changes to make sure they are going to work with the new software and look right on a mobile device. It's going to take time but eventually I'll get it done.

California has now graduated into huge sinkholes............bad roads are now no better than pothole lanes. Power outages are on again and off again. Fortunately we have solar/battery so we can limp through the power outages. The only problem is that the SUN isn't cooperating and the batteries run low after a couple of days. Over 40% (perhaps more) of the state's electricity comes from solar generation so these storms point out that solar falls way short of an adequate energy source. California is de-commisioning its few remaining nuclear plants so it maybe it is time to join the folks moving to Florida and Texas before the lights go out...............

You have a good website. Thanks for letting me copy some of the articles. That's a project I've dropped the ball on. Been spending too much time at the cardiologist's office and at the hospital for outpatient testing and procedures. They seem to think A-fib and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy isn't good for your health. A cardioversion has the A-fib fixed - for now. The HCM is forever. This website software thing has took away the time I intend to use on a ROJ CD.