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Subject:Re: Reverse lights going crazy
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:35:27 -0500

Yes there are two switches available. The difference is the connector. 

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 8:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Reverse lights going crazy

Going from memory here, but when I replaced my switch there was some confusion in the ETKA at my parts shop that led me to have to bring the old switch in to get the correct one.

Jim

On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 12:22 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds like you installed the new switch without the spacer-washer.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On 
> Behalf Of Michael McSwain
> Sent: Friday, February 6, 2015 1:16 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Reverse lights going crazy
>
> I recently decided to replace my reverse light switch on the drivers 
> side of my transmission, ('84 manual westy).  The symptom I was 
> chasing was a flickering of the reverse lights when in reverse. After 
> replacing the switch, the reverse lights now come on "almost" all the 
> time no matter what gear I'm in.  A friend suggested I replace the 
> crimp connectors that connect to the two contacts on the switch. Did 
> that. No change. What gives?
> Anybody
> ever seen this?
>