[Shotimes] BOO problem, help

[Shylo McKinsey]

FWIW, my folk's '92 Sable's switch goes out about
every 30k-40k. It's on it's third right now. The
dealer here says it's a crappy designed switch.
Figures...it's ford. ;-)

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi
> I lost my brake lights today. Fuses are fine (#1 and
> #4, right? I think one is 10a one is 25a). Anyway,
> went to get a new BOO switch, got under the dash and
> found that the connector and the switch seemed to
> have
> melted somewhat. The hot (pink with green stripe)
> had
> fallen out of the connector. Once I held it in
> place,
> the brake lights worked (all of them). The only
> problem is that the wiring is getting really hot. I
> assume that something is shorting somewhere. Is it
> possible the the bad switch is shorting internally
> which is causing all of this heat? I figured that if
> the switch was shorting internally, the brake lights
> would either be on all the time or not work at all.
> 
> Oh-maybe my connector is mangled and I can't tell,
> but
> how do I remove it as well as the switch? I think I
> see a cotter pin in there but I can't tell ..
> 
> I'll try to check email tonight but if anyone wants
> to
> chat my cell is 908 705 4862-thanks
> 
> Ian
> 93 mtx
> 
> 
> 
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