Jim,

Thanks. I just needed to hear it!

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 10/19/2010 6:07 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
> OK, I will say it.  A 3 prong stoplight switch will work in place of a 2
> prong.  Just don't connect the middle prong terminal.  Been doin' that for
> over 35 years.
>
> But if you want to be correct for your 87, 2 prong switches are the way to
> go.
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
> Full Timing Since March 1999
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>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:16 PM, John Rodgers<inua@charter.net>  wrote:
>
>>   Mark,
>>
>> Nobody yet has come right out and said "Yes - the three prong  witch
>> will work in a two prong location!"
>>
>> What's your view? Can I just put the three prong one in the two prong
>> spot, and simply ignore the fact that one prong has no useful wire?
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com<http://www.moldhaus.com/>
>>
>>
>>   On 10/18/2010 4:40 PM, mark drillock wrote:
>>
>>> Ken, the switches could be changed to anything over the years on any
>>> van. The 85-91 dash wiring is different to use the 2 prong and the brake
>>> warning light on the dash uses the float switch for the brake fluid
>>> reservoir rather than the pressure difference like the 3 prong wiring
>>> used. I highly doubt that the 3 prong switches you saw in that 87 came
>>> in that 87.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> Ken Wilford wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mark, I wish I could say that I have found what you have written to be
>>>> true. I just dealt with this issue with a customer with an 87 Vanagon
>>>> and he had the three prong switches. I would check before I ordered
>>>> because it seems more random than a specific year cut off. It takes
>>>> about 5 mins to remove the instrument cluster and look at the switches.
>>>> Unplug one of them and see if the lights go out. The switch that you
>>>> can unplug and it makes the lights go out is the bad switch. The
>>>> switches are wired in parallel so that one of them is redundant. If you
>>>> were really in a bind you could unplug the one and just travel the rest
>>>> of your trip home with just the one plugged in. I would replace both
>>>> since they are both the same age. I have the switches available if you
>>>> need them
>>>>
>>>> Ken Wilford
>>>> John 3:16
>>>> www.vanagain.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/17/2010 5:05 PM, mark drillock wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The 80-84 used 3 pin brake pressure switches
>>>>> The 85-91 used 2 pin pressure switches
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> John Rodgers wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> '91 Carat, auto tranny (maybe they all have them) - brake lights won't
>>>>>> go of - stuck "On". pulled the fuse to protect the circuit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Question: Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of
>>>>>> three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light
>>>>>> switches.
>>>>>>
>