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Headlight switch - Terry Neal - 02-29-2008 14:01


George, do you need a headlight switch? I have a couple of new ones
from BB. Can check the part number for you if you have the number for
your switch?



Terry

Terry Neal

Bozeman, MT

82PT40 6V92TA

74FC34 6V53T











George Burke wrote:









My headlight switch has smoked its self. The connector went out

with 



it. BB doesn't carry the connector, found at NAPA, EC20, along with the





switch, a Delco, which some parts places say is prone to failure. I 



have found a wire that was in slot #3, (B/Y) that according to my BB 



schematic, is supposed to be in slot #7. Maybe that is why my dash 



lights won't dim, which was a previous problem. Also previously, I had 



to jiggle the rod to get the headlights to come on sometimes. I have 



had to do that once with the new switch. Has anyone had to deal with 



this problem. Would be appreciative of some insight, as I am worried 



that some other wire switching may have occured. I might add that on 



this bus, when I replaced the gen.hr. meter, someone had crossed the 



wires, putting the previous one to rest. You see why I am concerned 



about correct wiring here. Thanks for any help, George Burke 1977 FC31 



Charlotte


















Headlight switch - George Burke -  02-29-2008 17:24




Thanks Terry, but I also got the switch from NAPA, just before I found out that the connector had melted down. I used the old Delco Remy #, and they crossed it over. There was no actual # on either part.Earl Davissaid henowhas the switches in stock. I'm not sureif it matters switch wise, but my Bird is powered by a 534 c.i. Ford gas engine. The electrical diagram in my book actuallyshows a release dateof 9-18-1973. Mine is a 1977. Actually some of the wires do not match the diagram. If anyone has a gas engine powered Bird from the 70's, thatshows a different Electrical Diagram date than the above, I would love to talk to them.Thanks, George Burke 1977 FC31 Charlotte PS. the Delco # 1995163 = NAPA HL6554SB




On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:01 PM, Terry Neal <"bird@mountainrovers.com"> wrote:

















George, do you need a headlight switch? I have a couple of new ones from BB. Can check the part number for you if you have the number for your switch?



Terry


Terry Neal

Bozeman, MT

82PT40 6V92TA

74FC34 6V53T







George Burke wrote: 







My headlight switch has smoked its self. The connector went out with 

it. BB doesn't carry the connector, found at NAPA, EC20, along with the 

switch, a Delco, which some parts places say is prone to failure. I 



have found a wire that was in slot #3, (B/Y) that according to my BB 

schematic, is supposed to be in slot #7. Maybe that is why my dash 

lights won't dim, which was a previous problem. Also previously, I had 



to jiggle the rod to get the headlights to come on sometimes. I have 

had to do that once with the new switch. Has anyone had to deal with 

this problem. Would be appreciative of some insight, as I am worried 

that some other wire switching may have occured. I might add that on 



this bus, when I replaced the gen.hr. meter, someone had crossed the 

wires, putting the previous one to rest. You see why I am concerned 

about correct wiring here. Thanks for any help, George Burke 1977 FC31 



Charlotte










 








Headlight switch - Gregory OConnor -  03-01-2008 03:51




Often a switch burns out when an appliance it turns on draw too much juice. 





Setting up a relay to power the lights will route the juice to glow the light away from the dash switch. the dash switch will then only power or trip the relays. JohnF has an article about a headlight relay upgrade some place. 





You can use several relays to trip different lights that the switch powers. Set the dash switch to trip each relay in parellel. that way a fault in one light orlength of wirewill not darken the remaining lights.





The relay also helps supply more juice to the lights and they glow brighter İmage. 





CurtS of this forum built a relay board for my ailing tail lights and an independent set of relays for the trailer plug. that way the toad or trailer wont effect the bus running lights.





94pt Taillight relays





http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174





GregoryO'Connor





94ptRomolandCa














Headlight switch - erniecarpet@... -  03-01-2008 04:17









Terry, are you going with leds for your tail lites? Dave hardy gave me some front turn signal leds. They sure are bright. 


Ernie Ekberg

83PT40

Livingston, Montana







Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living.








Headlight switch - erniecarpet@... -  03-01-2008 04:30









Mine are Doran, that Dave gave me. I have the originals at home. Plus I have some original tail lites at home, also. If anyone needs a lite, I can ask Brenda to send them out. 


Ernie Ekberg

83PT40

Livingston, Montana







Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living.








Headlight switch - Terry Neal -  03-01-2008 09:11






Good stuff Greg. Am going to do head & tail lights on mine as soon

as the snow melts a little. A lot of protection in these upgrades.




Terry Neal

Bozeman, MT

82PT40 6V92TA

74FC34 6V53T











Gregory OConnor wrote:













Often a switch burns out when an appliance it turns on draw too much

juice. 





Setting up a relay to power the lights will route the juice to

glow the light away from the dash switch. the dash switch will then

only power or trip the relays. JohnF has an article about a headlight relay upgrade some place. 





You can use several relays to trip different lights that the

switch powers. Set the dash switch to trip each relay in parellel.

that way a fault in one light orlength of wirewill not darken the

remaining lights.





The relay also helps supply more juice to the lights and they glow

brighter İmage. 





CurtS of this forum built a relay board for my ailing tail lights

and an independent set of relays for the trailer plug. that way the

toad or trailer wont effect the bus running lights.





94pt

Taillight relays





http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174





GregoryO'Connor





94ptRomolandCa
















Headlight switch - Terry Neal -  03-01-2008 09:27






Hey Ernie,







Yes, planned to use LEDs What brand, etc are your turn signals? I

need them too as mine are all rusted out & I understand the

originals are NLA.







Welcome back to the snow country. Will stop & say hello soon.




Terry Neal

Bozeman, MT

82PT40 6V92TA

74FC34 6V53T











"erniecarpet@aol.com" wrote:












Terry, are you going with leds for your tail lites? Dave hardy

gave me some front turn signal leds. They sure are bright.




Ernie Ekberg



83PT40



Livingston, Montana





















Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living.










Headlight switch - mbulriss -  03-01-2008 09:44




There is a headlight relay modification description in the forum files at

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/WanderlodgeForum/files/Headlight%20Modificat\

ion/



Mike Bulriss

1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"

San Antonio, TX



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"

 wrote:

>

>

>

> Often a switch burns out when an appliance it turns on draw too much

> juice.

>

> Setting up a relay to power the lights will route the juice to glow the

> light away from the dash switch. the dash switch will then only power or

> trip the relays.  JohnF has an article about a headlight relay upgrade

> some place.

>

> You can use several relays to trip different lights that the switch

> powers.   Set the dash switch to trip each relay in parellel.  that way

> a fault in one light or length of wire   will not darken the remaining

> lights.

>

> The relay also helps supply more juice to the lights and they glow

> brighter     [B-)] .

>

> CurtS of this forum built a relay board for my ailing tail lights and an

> independent set of relays for the trailer plug. that way the toad or

> trailer wont effect the bus running lights.

>

> 94pt Taillight relays <http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174>

>

> http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174

> <http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174>

>

> GregoryO'Connor

>

> 94ptRomolandCa

>







Headlight switch - Wilhelmus Schreurs -  03-01-2008 16:05





Terry:

I sure could use that 74 of yours to run up and down the hills here, gosh would that be nice LOL.

Can I borrow it for a while .


Bill 84 FC 35 SB "$quanderlodge"

Terrace, B.C. Canada






----- Original Message ----

From: Terry Neal



To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, March 1, 2008 1:11:20 PM

Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Headlight Switch













Good stuff Greg. Am going to do head & tail lights on mine as soon

as the snow melts a little. A lot of protection in these upgrades.




Terry Neal

Bozeman, MT

82PT40 6V92TA

74FC34 6V53T











Gregory OConnor wrote:













Often a switch burns out when an appliance it turns on draw too much

juice. 





Setting up a relay to power the lights will route the juice to

glow the light away from the dash switch. the dash switch will then

only power or trip the relays. JohnF has an article about a headlight relay upgrade some place. 





You can use several relays to trip different lights that the

switch powers. Set the dash switch to trip each relay in parellel.

that way a fault in one light orlength of wirewill not darken the

remaining lights.





The relay also helps supply more juice to the lights and they glow

brighter B-). 





CurtS of this forum built a relay board for my ailing tail lights

and an independent set of relays for the trailer plug. that way the

toad or trailer wont effect the bus running lights.





94pt

Taillight relays





http://www.pbase. com/gregoryoc/ image/82214174





GregoryO'Connor





94ptRomolandCa










 






Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers.







Headlight switch - George Burke -  03-01-2008 16:58




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor"

 wrote:

>Thanks for the info. on relays Gregg. Great looking board. I now

know that Harry the Butcher has worked on my bus at some point. I

moved the B/Y wire from #3 to #7 as my diagram showed and "YES", I

can now dim my dash lights for the first time. I also found a wire up

top that was labeled "Fog Lights", but wasn't attached anywhere. It

may have been attached to the accessory solenoid at one time. Looks

like I've got more re-wiring to chase down. That problem will be for

another day, as needless to say they don't work. On these older BB's,

can anyone tell me what is normal here. I pull the H/L switch out one

click, and get both parking lights up front, both in the rear, plus

the tag light. When I turn on the low beams, or high beams, the front

parking lights aren't on, the rear lights all work fine. Is this the

BB way on these older buses, or is Harry still messing with me. Tia,

George Burke 1977 FC31 Charlotte

>

>

> Often a switch burns out when an appliance it turns on draw too much

> juice.

>

> Setting up a relay to power the lights will route the juice to glow

the

> light away from the dash switch. the dash switch will then only

power or

> trip the relays.  JohnF has an article about a headlight relay

upgrade

> some place.

>

> You can use several relays to trip different lights that the switch

> powers.   Set the dash switch to trip each relay in parellel.  that

way

> a fault in one light or length of wire   will not darken the

remaining

> lights.

>

> The relay also helps supply more juice to the lights and they glow

> brighter     [B-)] .

>

> CurtS of this forum built a relay board for my ailing tail lights

and an

> independent set of relays for the trailer plug. that way the toad or

> trailer wont effect the bus running lights.

>

> 94pt Taillight relays

<http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174>

>

> http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174

> <http://www.pbase.com/gregoryoc/image/82214174>

>

> GregoryO'Connor

>

> 94ptRomolandCa

>