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Date:         Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:07:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake Light Switches
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4CBCC737.1040106@charter.net>
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OK, I will say it. A 3 prong stoplight switch will work in place of a 2 prong. Just don't connect the middle prong terminal. Been doin' that for over 35 years.

But if you want to be correct for your 87, 2 prong switches are the way to go. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" Full Timing Since March 1999 oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com ***********************************

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:16 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> Mark, > > Nobody yet has come right out and said "Yes - the three prong witch > will work in a two prong location!" > > What's your view? Can I just put the three prong one in the two prong > spot, and simply ignore the fact that one prong has no useful wire? > > > John > > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW Bus Driver > Chelsea, AL > Http://www.moldhaus.com <http://www.moldhaus.com/> > > > On 10/18/2010 4:40 PM, mark drillock wrote: > >> Ken, the switches could be changed to anything over the years on any >> van. The 85-91 dash wiring is different to use the 2 prong and the brake >> warning light on the dash uses the float switch for the brake fluid >> reservoir rather than the pressure difference like the 3 prong wiring >> used. I highly doubt that the 3 prong switches you saw in that 87 came >> in that 87. >> >> Mark >> >> Ken Wilford wrote: >> >>> Mark, I wish I could say that I have found what you have written to be >>> true. I just dealt with this issue with a customer with an 87 Vanagon >>> and he had the three prong switches. I would check before I ordered >>> because it seems more random than a specific year cut off. It takes >>> about 5 mins to remove the instrument cluster and look at the switches. >>> Unplug one of them and see if the lights go out. The switch that you >>> can unplug and it makes the lights go out is the bad switch. The >>> switches are wired in parallel so that one of them is redundant. If you >>> were really in a bind you could unplug the one and just travel the rest >>> of your trip home with just the one plugged in. I would replace both >>> since they are both the same age. I have the switches available if you >>> need them >>> >>> Ken Wilford >>> John 3:16 >>> www.vanagain.com >>> >>> >>> On 10/17/2010 5:05 PM, mark drillock wrote: >>> >>>> The 80-84 used 3 pin brake pressure switches >>>> The 85-91 used 2 pin pressure switches >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> John Rodgers wrote: >>>> >>>>> '91 Carat, auto tranny (maybe they all have them) - brake lights won't >>>>> go of - stuck "On". pulled the fuse to protect the circuit. >>>>> >>>>> Question: Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of >>>>> three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light >>>>> switches. >>>>> >>>>


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