Defrost Switch, No work |
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Defrost Switch, No work |
stickyfingers |
Feb 24 2021, 04:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 168 Joined: 19-February 21 From: Toronto Member No.: 25,223 Region Association: Canada |
Good day folks.
1 week into ownership of this beauty I'm trying to fix some issues (mostly electrical). The defrost light is non-functional and I don't know how the switch actually works. I've opened the switch (as attached), the bulb is in good shape but the light doesn't come on. I see 1 wire coming into it - split into a blue and black one attached to the bulb I assume. The switch seems like a dummy tbh but it isn't. How do you even turn it on? Mine just wiggles freely. Hoping someone can shed some light - waiting for my Haynes manual to arrive - so hoping I can get a head start trying to fix this. Its cold out in Toronto. Thank you! |
rfinegan |
Feb 24 2021, 04:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 8-February 13 From: NC Member No.: 15,499 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
IF I recall, the light comes on with the dash lights
-Robert |
bbrock |
Feb 24 2021, 06:04 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Double post
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ClayPerrine |
Feb 25 2021, 08:44 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
IF I recall, the light comes on with the dash lights -Robert (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) There is no switch, it is just wired in with the instrument lights. The wire brings power and it is grounded through the screw on the other side. If it isn't working, try cleaning up all the metal contact surfaces between the screw hole and chassis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The blower in the engine compartment should come on when you pull the heater handle all the way up. That is just a lighted indicator for the heater handle function. Clay |
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