[Shotimes] BOO problem, help

[Ian Fisher]

Thanks to everyone who responded both onlist and
offlist.

I brought the BOO to work with me so I'll stop by
radio shack or napa at lunch to pick up some spade
terminals to use on the switch since the stock
connector is not in good shape.

Now to figure out how to remove it..it looks like it
should be easy but I didn't understand it when I was
looking at it upside down with my head smashed under
the dashboard in the dark last night.
Ian


--- Leigh Smith <leighsm@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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