Date:         Sat, 7 Feb 2015 18:10:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reverse lights going crazy
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAE_mVa1N+oT9PbCHW-gh6asdanEo6uEhymVF_tS5vck8UxVxFw@mail.gmail.com>
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So I just got in my car to go to the hardware store and look for some
washers that might fit my reverse light switch.  Rolled down the window on
my way out and glanced around the GRAVEL DRIVEWAY hoping to spot this
little washer and FOUND IT!  Problem solved. I just had to share that
little nugget. Now I'm off to buy a lottery ticket.

On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@gmail.com>
wrote:

> My replacement looked exactly like the old one that I took out so I'm
> guessing Dennis is right about my washer being missing. I think I'm going
> to hit up the hardware store and see if I can find a few different
> thickness washers to try and see if I can get close enough.
>
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes there are two switches available. The difference is the connector.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of Jim Felder
>> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 8:48 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Reverse lights going crazy
>>
>> 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?
>> >
>>
>
>
>
> --
> yea yea yea..
>



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