Starter switch upgrade

[treysoucie]

my switch isn't doing the trick anymore. Does any one have a link for a nice switch upgrade? i do not want to go back stock

 

[gimpyrobb]

So you want a non-stock switch? Like in a 5ton?

 

[treysoucie]

i just dont want to buy a direct stock replacment. i dont mind the little red push button ones, i just want something brand new that will work easily

 

[JCKnife]

Oh, you want this:

 

[steelandcanvas]

 

[Capt.Marion]

Just see if Saturn or OD Iron sells them new and not just NOS.

 

[Warthog]

NewStar makes a brand new one. Any MV parts deal can get them.

Part #S-C627, Ref #11640178

If you can't find one one let me know and I can find it for you.

 

[treysoucie]

thanks guys

 

[treysoucie]

so i ordered the red switch from OD iron.. very disappointed with there $13 shipping cost for something that probably weights 6 oz. I left them a nice little note notifying them of the blasphemy that is there shipping rate on such a small item

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I got one of the new switches once, and it was super cheap chinese junk. Worked for a week. Got a replacement, same thing, sent it right back.

 

[wsucougarx]

My '88 deuces have a momentary starter switch using a paddle.

 

[Wildchild467]

using a paddle? the starter switch on my deuce feels like a momentary also. were there different styles of starter switches in the deuce? i know there were different locations for them. now that i heard a 5 ton starter switch in this post it gets me thinking. i like those style switches. are they hard to put in a deuce? seems to me like it would not be that bad to install. has anybody done this?

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Any momentary contact switch with the proper ratings could work.

 

[steelandcanvas]

Wouldn't NOS be something quality made in this country?

 

[Wildchild467]

I havent tried much on my deuce because things are sealed so much.... but sometimes you can take a switch apart and clean up contacts etc, and it will work just fine. I had a starter switch on my truck go bad and i just got another one. I looked at my starter switch on my truck and it looks like it would be hard to take apart and fix. they sealed that up pretty good. I dont live far from Kublo's Surplus (where i bought the truck) so i got another one from him. Kublos are really great to deal with! You could give him a call, im sure he has brand new ones. Their number is 570-663-2805

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Wouldn't NOS be something quality made in this country?

What I got both times from this well known dealer was not NOS, it was a new part. Even said Made in China under the NSN...

 

[AceHigh]

My '88 deuces have a momentary starter switch using a paddle.

So does my M35A3

 

[DieselBob]

Wouldn't NOS be something quality made in this country?

I would tend to agree with this statement. I would tend to believe that a older NOS switch has a better chance being better quality.

 

[steelandcanvas]

I got one of the new switches once, and it was super cheap chinese junk. Worked for a week. Got a replacement, same thing, sent it right back.

Was it the "New Star" brand, FQ? Some things just need to be NOS.

 

[mattg2448]

Does any one have a picture of the 5 Ton switch?