[DeTomaso] Turn signal no longer self-canceling

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Ok, gotcha, I had a problem with a broken "thingee" and once that was
repaired, it worked fine because it wasn't the switch that was damaged.

Michael Shortt

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 4:43 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:

>
> In a message dated 9/21/09 13 37 23, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> What are you talking about?  The canceling device is a mechanical red
> plastic cam thingee that looks like a donut with one big ear inside the
> steering column.
>
> >>>And what does that thingee do?
>
> It acts upon a chingus inside the switch.  That chingus is what keeps the
> switch down, until the cam actuates it, at which point it's released.
>
> The chingus goes bad over time, so that the switch has to be held in the up
> or down position.  That's Mike's problem, and that's what Bill Taylor fixes
> oh-so-well.
>
> And if a switch is too far gone, I have an NOS switch available (which has
> been looked over and tested by Bill, but not taken apart and 'fixed' since
> it is new).
>
> Mike
>
>
>


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