Date:         Fri, 6 Feb 2015 07:47:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reverse lights going crazy
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Going from memory here, but when I replaced my switch there was some
confusion in the ETKA at my parts shop that led me to have to bring the old
switch in to get the correct one.

Jim

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 12:22 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds like you installed the new switch without the spacer-washer.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael McSwain
> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 1:16 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Reverse lights going crazy
>
> I recently decided to replace my reverse light switch on the drivers side
> of
> my transmission, ('84 manual westy).  The symptom I was chasing was a
> flickering of the reverse lights when in reverse. After replacing the
> switch, the reverse lights now come on "almost" all the time no matter what
> gear I'm in.  A friend suggested I replace the crimp connectors that
> connect
> to the two contacts on the switch. Did that. No change. What gives?
> Anybody
> ever seen this?
>