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Mail From: dano (Dan O'Reilly)

Had the heater running in the '66 last night, and when I got home & turned
it off, the heater switch burned my fingers it was so hot. Any ideas? Bad
switch, maybe?

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Dan O'Reilly
1966 Nightmist Blue Pony Coupe
1971 Bright Red Mach 1
2002 Black Deluxe Convertible
Colorado Springs, CO

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Hot fan switch #2
mailbot Mail List Archive Bot ., Online, USA	Topic Creator (OP) Sep 30, 2006 07:56 PM Joined 15 years ago 59,279 Posts

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Mail From: W427 (David)

Or poor connector. I've had switches heat-up when I start using them
again in the fall. They sometimes run cooler if I exercise the switch a
bunch to clean the tarnishing contacts. The resistance may also be in a
corroding connector. Pull it and clean then apply a thin coat of
silicone dielectric grease for protection. Good stuff for light bulb
sockets, too. A small gun barrel brush helps cleaning the sockets easier.

David

Dan O'Reilly wrote:
> Had the heater running in the '66 last night, and when I got home & turned
> it off, the heater switch burned my fingers it was so hot. Any ideas? Bad
> switch, maybe?

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Hot fan switch #3
mailbot Mail List Archive Bot ., Online, USA	Topic Creator (OP) Oct 1, 2006 04:51 PM Joined 15 years ago 59,279 Posts

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Mail From: dinn (Michael 'Moose' Dinn)

> Had the heater running in the '66 last night, and when I got home & turned
> it off, the heater switch burned my fingers it was so hot. Any ideas? Bad
> switch, maybe?

Try measuring the resistance across the switch when it's on - if it's not
pretty close to 0 ohms you've got dirty contacts and need to either replace
the switch or clean it.

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