Subject: RE: Restoration of gages
Author: Charlie Mullendore
Date: Jun 12, 2005, 3:37 PM
Post ID: 1719009426
Hi Hans,
The Marelli ignition switch can indeed be taken apart and reassembled
successfully. Did mine last weekend and it worked fine on the trip to
the WNY Rally and back. There are three metal tabs that are bent over
the plastic back to hold it on. Use a small screwdriver to carefully
bend the tabs up so the back will come off. Probably a good idea at this
point to draw a diagram or take a pic of the inards before you
move/remove anything. I cleaned the inside with my Dremel then washed
out the residue with contact cleaner. Also polished the contacts with
the Dremel then used a little dab of "Copper Shield" to protect them.
Reinstall the back, bend the tabs back down and test to see if it
functions properly.
The bayonet connectors can be obtained as Greg said at any number of
places - there are different sizes of them though. You'll want ones for
12-16ga. wire (I think that's how they're labeled), if they're the
insulated crimp-on type they'll have blue plastic covers. The tip also
comes in two diameters (something like .157"? and .143"?), I think
you'll need the smaller of the two. They're cheap enough you could just
buy some of each. Hope this helps,
Hans Rosenstein wrote:
| The switch had a key (Magnet Marelli) - again rusty, but seems to function, at least mechanically. Can it be taken apart and re-assembled? Who sells the little push connectors for the wires? |
Charlie
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