4kq light switch

[Kneale Brownson]

I think most of the vendors handle the switch (I got mine at TPC).  What I 
found, though, was that the wiring harness connector to the switch had 
overheated enough to weld itself to the switch (plastic to plastic melted 
together) so that I couldn't get the connector off without breaking it into 
pieces.  The connector, I believe, is dealer only.  And you need to beg 
them to get you replacement wire ends that go inside the plastic 
connector.  If the wires have gotten that hot, they'll be stiff and maybe 
have some of their insulation melted off too.  I think the wires that 
overheat here are the ones to the tail lights, so doing the headlight relay 
doesn't avoid the overheated switch problem.  In other words, you also need 
to relay the tail lights.


At 07:11 AM 11/10/2000 -0800, nwloves wrote:

>Hey all,
>Last couple of days the light switch is feeling bad on the 4kq (86).
>Turns on fine but on turning it off it has a real crunchy feel as if it
>doesn't want to return to the off position.
>Is there a cure here short of replacement? It would be a shame to replace
>the thing after wiring the euros w/ 10ga to save the thing.
>As always thanks for input
>Tom
>
>oh. If A new one is in order, sources??
>
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