hey mister
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- Joined
- Jun 15, 2024
- Posts
- 217
- Reaction score
- 564
- Location
- North Coast
- First Name
- Marty
- Truck Year
- 1978
- Truck Model
- C10
- Engine Size
- 350
Shortly after getting the truck, I was tinkering around and cleaning up inside the cab. Opened the passenger door and noticed no dome light action. Fiddled with the switch and found it to be rusted solid. Considering all the undercoating and finding that rusted solid, made no sense, then it hit me...original owner's wife rarely rode in the truck, hense the door was rarely opened, hense the switch rarely moved and never demanded attention.
(That's just my eswag) (no real proof)
So, no biggie..jumped in a catalog and ordered two. May as well replace both. Cheap and easy...(last famous words)
Parts arrive. Nice day and with deep wall socket in hand, the passenger switch is out. Tied a string to the wire and grabbed the new switch.
Oh buggers! Really? The wrong size thread. This switch will darn near fall thru.
Now what?
Ok, let's see what size this new one is. 1/4-20. And the old one is 3/8-24. Fan-freaking-tastic. Wonder if I can make a threaded adaptor bushing? Sure enuf about a half hour later the bushing was done and the switch was in and working like new. Driver's side was done a few minutes later.
Looking back I don't believe the replacement switch gave thread specs.
(That's just my eswag) (no real proof)
So, no biggie..jumped in a catalog and ordered two. May as well replace both. Cheap and easy...(last famous words)
Parts arrive. Nice day and with deep wall socket in hand, the passenger switch is out. Tied a string to the wire and grabbed the new switch.
Oh buggers! Really? The wrong size thread. This switch will darn near fall thru.
Now what?
Ok, let's see what size this new one is. 1/4-20. And the old one is 3/8-24. Fan-freaking-tastic. Wonder if I can make a threaded adaptor bushing? Sure enuf about a half hour later the bushing was done and the switch was in and working like new. Driver's side was done a few minutes later.
Looking back I don't believe the replacement switch gave thread specs.