3 lever switch issues

[papabear]

Note posts 13 & 19. Looks like someone is looking for shared company in the dim position of life. Sucks to be at the helm of a rudderless ship cruising at flank speed! Where in the helll is that iceberg?

I don't know much about Navy stuff but I just wonder if the lights stay on in the dim position?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Note posts 13 & 19. Looks like someone is looking for shared company in the dim position of life. Sucks to be at the helm of a rudderless ship cruising at flank speed! Where in the helll is that iceberg?

I wouldn't know about that stuff but I'm just wondering....

Do the lights stay on in the dim position?

Of course you wouldn't, you're not a moderator on Steel Soldiers. Welcome to the rudderless ship!

 

[papabear]

Maybe the truck has been on it's side enough to effect the gyroscopic thermodoodle in dash light switch?

Just a thought.

 

[EMD567]

I have a photo of gimp "whipping it out" from across the pond. I haven't posted it yet, since this is a family site. Angie saw it, and commented that I didn't have enough of a telephoto lens for the subject "in hand".
By the way- Check your grounds on your dashlights. I had the same problem, and it was the light ground.

 

[m16ty]

Over the winter when I turned on my light switch, the dash lights would come on as expected.

Once the heater got the cab warm, the dash lights would go out. Now that it is warm out, I have no dash lights.

This is a easy fix. Put A/C in the truck.

 

[doghead]

Do the dash lights stay on, in the dim position

 

[Billy Bobbed]

Is there an echo in here.

 

[Warthog]

Gimp you forgot to check the blinker and dashlight fluid. It drained out when the truck went sideways

 

[cranetruck]

While looking for that iceberg Gimp, cut the #40 wire and connect it to the #27.

 

[jaxsof]

I have an idea, lets all ignore DH. Seems like a good question though

 

[doghead]

Do the dash lights stay on, in the dim position

 

[Recovry4x4]

Short between the steering wheel and the drivers seat can cause these problems and more. Need to check that continuity. May also need a gyro mounted diode to prevent backflow to the seat.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Following this thread has me worried. I need to see if my dash light stay on in dim position.

 

[rchalmers3]

While looking for that iceberg Gimp, cut the #40 wire and connect it to the #27.

Is this idea for diagnostic purposes or do you recommend swapping gauge power for the illumination lamps and why?

Rick

 

[Speddmon]

The contacts are, or at least used to be silver plated, so be careful with a file for cleaning, perhaps just exercise the switch will do it...

You bring up a good point. In the past on various industrial equipment issues I have found that the silver coating is VERY thin and can easily be removed with a file. For cleaning without removing the silver coating, try a plain old greenback (dollar bill). The cotton fabric of the bill is just abrasive enough to clean the contact without removing the coating.

 

[doghead]

I like using a pencil eraser

 

[Speddmon]

They work very well also.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Plus one on the dollar bill but I fold it in half length wise.

 

[doghead]

Pencils cost less than a buck...

 

[John S-B]

Seems like the heat is expanding a connection just enough to break a contact, might just need to bend something in the switch for a positive contact after the switch gets warm. I don't think it would be dirt or corrosion if it regularly lit up when cold.