<VV> turn signal switch glitch

[Dave Thompson]

Seth and others,
When I worked for LS Corvair Parts earlier this year, there was a batch of
defective late turn signal switches. All of that model were defective so we
had to return them and wait for a new "fixed" batch. I don't know what year
it was for or what the defect was. Could it be that Ray has one of those?
Does anyone remember this?

Dave Thompson

-----Original Message-----
From: Sethracer at aol.com [mailto:Sethracer at aol.com] 
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 10:00 PM
To: grymm at echoes.net; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> turn signal switch glitch

 
 
In a message dated 10/11/2009 7:06:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
grymm at echoes.net writes:

When I  turn on the right hand turn signal the flasher clicks and the rear 
turn signal  flashes but the light on the dash and the front signal do 
not....  if I  press up slightly on the turn signal lever the front signal
and 
dash light  work.  

The signal switch is brand new, and the old signal switch  did the same 
thing so I'm pretty sure its not the switch.. where should I  look?






Ray - If moving the lever makes it work, it is still in the switch.  
Something is causing the switch to not fully connect inside. The switch
breaks  
the connection from the brake light feed (whether or not the brake lights
are  
on) and connects the two separate circuits, one to the rear bright 
filament, and  one to the dash and front bright filament. They have to be
separate 
after the  column to keep the brake lights at the rear only. There are
little 
copper  strips that are tweaked (that's a technical term) away from brake 
feed and  to the feed from the flasher, for the front one, just to the 
flasher. Sometimes  the copper strips get distorted when the turn signal
lever 
holder is installed.  

Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro,  Corvette