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Not a bad idea, but not sure it's necessary. My BJ8 has almost 190K
miles and the only switch that has ever failed--I've owned the car since
64K miles--was the O/D switch (once, and not surprising, as it gets used
the most). The O/D relay can be problematic, but there's no practical
way to service it (you can carefully open up the box and file the points
in a pinch, but doubt you could do it more than a couple times without
breaking some of the tangs that hold the cover).
One switch and one relay failure in 190K miles; dang that Lucas stuff is
terrible.
On 10/1/2015 3:55 AM, Oudesluys wrote:
> Forgot to mention to clean out old switches by injecting plenty of
> WD40, operating them say 20 times and then rinse them out as well as
> possible with WD40.
> I do this on a regular bases, say once every 5 years and hardly ever
> have any switch problems
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
> Op 1-10-2015 om 9:38 schreef Oudesluys:
>> It may have been the switch but as the wiring harness was replaced
>> recently it may have been a loose connection.
>> Inspect the loom carefully for molten/damaged wires along the line
>> especially when a bundle of wires are wrapped together.
>> It is always advisable to use these old switches for operating a
>> relay that in turn will switch the headlights. The same goes for any
>> items using a fair bit of electricity, blower motor, windscreen
>> wipers, horns etc.
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 1-10-2015 om 6:48 schreef Ross:
>>>
>>> Gents
>>>
>>> On a recent outing I noticed smoke emanating from under the dash
>>> when the headlamps were switched on. My 13 year old son thought we
>>> were going up in flames and decided to walk home. With the lights
>>> off no more smoke or burnt plastic smell occurred and I easily beat
>>> my son home. I disconnected the what was left of the two red wires,
>>> no damage to any other wires. The switch is the original Lucas unit
>>> for a 1958 100-Six. Should I assume that it was the switch that
>>> failed or should I be looking for something else. The harness was
>>> replaced during the restoration but the switches were kept.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Ross Maylor
>>>
>>>
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Not a bad idea, but not sure it's necessary. My BJ8 has almost 190K
miles and the only switch that has ever failed--I've owned the car
since 64K miles--was the O/D switch (once, and not surprising, as it
gets used the most). The O/D relay can be problematic, but there's
no practical way to service it (you can carefully open up the box
and file the points in a pinch, but doubt you could do it more than
a couple times without breaking some of the tangs that hold the
cover).<br>
<br>
One switch and one relay failure in 190K miles; dang that Lucas
stuff is terrible.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/1/2015 3:55 AM, Oudesluys wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Forgot to mention to clean out old
switches by injecting plenty of WD40, operating them say 20
times and then rinse them out as well as possible with WD40.<br>
I do this on a regular bases, say once every 5 years and hardly
ever have any switch problems<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
<br>
<br>
Op 1-10-2015 om 9:38 schreef Oudesluys:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">It may have been the switch but as
the wiring harness was replaced recently it may have been a
loose connection.<br>
Inspect the loom carefully for molten/damaged wires along the
line especially when a bundle of wires are wrapped together.<br>
It is always advisable to use these old switches for operating
a relay that in turn will switch the headlights. The same goes
for any items using a fair bit of electricity, blower motor,
windscreen wipers, horns etc.<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Op 1-10-2015 om 6:48 schreef Ross:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On a recent outing I noticed smoke
emanating from under the dash when the headlamps were
switched on. My 13 year old son thought we were going up
in flames and decided to walk home. With the lights off no
more smoke or burnt plastic smell occurred and I easily
beat my son home. I disconnected the what was left of the
two red wires, no damage to any other wires. The switch is
the original Lucas unit for a 1958 100-Six. Should I
assume that it was the switch that failed or should I be
looking for something else. The harness was replaced
during the restoration but the switches were kept.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ross Maylor </p>
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