Date:         Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:07:39 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft,
              modifications" P 35.60a
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Or take that whole assembly off and see if I learned anything by doing that.
> the only back-up light switch problems I've had are it's in too far, or not
> enough, or the switch was bad.
> I had one ....just an intermittant swtich ...new switch fixed it ...though
> that was intermittant for not working , rather than on all the time.
> I'd just remove it, plug it into the wires, operate it by hand and see what
> I thought.


For sure.

At this point, the mood I'm in, if it's the switch, instead of buying
a new one, I'm going to find one of those huge scissor switches and
use that for my back up lights.

like this:

http://electricmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/big-knife-switch.png

;^)

Neil.
--
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