[Shotimes] BOO problem, help

[Leigh Smith]

Ian,
same problem I had on another Ford product, Villager van.
Removed switch, dissambled, sanded contcts, all is well for a year now.
Spark arcing caused resistance in copper contacts to go up, creating heat,
killing lights, etc.
Leigh
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Fisher" <dataflash@yahoo.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 8:17 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] BOO problem, help


> 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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