Re: 1967 Body Lift for Chassis & Frame Restoration
Dan, That HL switch was new? I forgot. Yes please drop it back to me when you can. I recall you wanted to test the circuit breaker. It appears the repros have various CB properties and quality since that one tested good. I've had other HL switches act like Flashers!
Speaking of switches, another one of those cheap repros was on this '67. This time the stoplight switch. I reinstalled the pedal support yesterday also, and tested the stoplight switch before installation.
Failed! It tested OPEN, always! This car had no stop lights before it came here. I can't remember if Bob said it was a problem or not. But then again, you don't know as you can't see them coming on when driving unless it's at night and you look back to check.
Here it is. You can see whey it didn't work. Three contact points were missing. 2 went flying when I popped the lid and one fell on the bench. I just came back from NAPA to get a new one, Part# ECH SL169, and when I looked at it, it was identical to the bad one I have. I passed on it and will get a better replacement, or look for a NOS original. If I find a used one I can take it apart to repair/clean. I forget the part# so I'll have to research.
Bad Poor quality switch.....
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Rich
Dan, That HL switch was new? I forgot. Yes please drop it back to me when you can. I recall you wanted to test the circuit breaker. It appears the repros have various CB properties and quality since that one tested good. I've had other HL switches act like Flashers!
Speaking of switches, another one of those cheap repros was on this '67. This time the stoplight switch. I reinstalled the pedal support yesterday also, and tested the stoplight switch before installation.
Failed! It tested OPEN, always! This car had no stop lights before it came here. I can't remember if Bob said it was a problem or not. But then again, you don't know as you can't see them coming on when driving unless it's at night and you look back to check.
Here it is. You can see whey it didn't work. Three contact points were missing. 2 went flying when I popped the lid and one fell on the bench. I just came back from NAPA to get a new one, Part# ECH SL169, and when I looked at it, it was identical to the bad one I have. I passed on it and will get a better replacement, or look for a NOS original. If I find a used one I can take it apart to repair/clean. I forget the part# so I'll have to research.
Bad Poor quality switch.....

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Rich
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