[Amc-list] Matt Haas: Bad turn signal switch collector

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

I think I've posted before on how much my 67 American hates me but I 
think at this point, a new level has been reached. For those that don't 
have a program, here's the hateful things with this car so far:

- It has 1966 brakes on it which are harder to find parts for and 
expensive when you do find them.
- Every flare nut on all of the hard lines was rusted in place (this 
made removing the fuel pump a lot of fun since I had to remove the fuel 
pump and carburetor as an assembly to get the fuel pump off).
- One of the screws holding down the distributor cap fused in place 
because the cap had a steel screw on one side (that was an easy fix with 
a hammer).
- The original coil developed an oil leak on the carpet of my last truck.
- The water pump and pistons changed in 1967 making both of those parts 
hard to find, expensive, and delaying the engine rebuild enough to miss 
a show.

And the latest:
- I have gone through three bad replacement turn signal switches so far 
(BTW, these are also expensive but I've *only* had to buy two so far -- 
the first was NOS). All I'm trying to do is get it to where you don't 
have to hold the lever in place to indicate a right hand turn but what 
do I get instead? The first replacement didn't allow the right brake 
light to come on (it blinked just fine with the turn signal switch) and 
the second and third cause the brake lights to blink when the turn 
signals are off. Of course, the real problem is that some Heinstein 
decided it would be a good idea to rivet the canceling cam to the turn 
signal switch so I have pulled and re-installed the turn signal switch 
four times now. I was tempted to directly wire around the switch so the 
brake lights work but I fear that it would aggravate me so much that I'd 
only end up using a single finger doing hand signals so I put the 
original switch back in today.

Matt

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mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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